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Bayer secures end of Roundup litigation in Australia

Bayer secures end of Roundup litigation in Australia
No links were found between the weedkiller and cancer. (Image: File)
The Wall Street Journal
By Elena Vardon Bayer says the Federal Court of Australia closed the last pending case in the country over whether its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, a win for the German pharmaceutical and agricultural conglomerate that still faces litigation in the US.The group has been hounded by lawsuits since 2018 when it closed the US$63 billion (NZ$113b)acquisition of Monsanto, which developed Roundup. Critics have argued that glyphosate, the active ingredient found in Roundup, causes cancer, though Bayer has long maintained that glyphosate is sa...

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