Joanna + 68 JT August 13, 2018 A terminally ill man has been awarded $289 million in the first cancer-related trial against agricultural giant Monsanto. The jury in a San Francisco Superior Court on Friday unanimously ordered the company to award Dewyane Johnson, a school groundskeeper, $250 million in punitive damages and $39 million in compensatory damages in the lawsuit that his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was caused by his use of Roundup weedkiller and one other Monsanto product. Bad day for new German owners I guess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meanwhile + 49 PT August 13, 2018 bad indeed. Shares in Bayer AG dropped 12% on Monday after recently acquired Monsanto Co. was ordered to pay the fine. But who cares Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sefko Trafikant + 35 ST August 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Meanwhile said: bad indeed. Shares in Bayer AG dropped 12% on Monday after recently acquired Monsanto Co. was ordered to pay the fine. But who cares no kidding...there have been warnings about this for years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAtronis + 78 JA August 13, 2018 Nearly all of our food containing corn or soy products are contaminated with glyphosate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajan Bosnjacki + 27 AB August 13, 2018 6 minutes ago, Joanna said: A terminally ill man has been awarded $289 million in the first cancer-related trial against agricultural giant Monsanto. The jury in a San Francisco Superior Court on Friday unanimously ordered the company to award Dewyane Johnson, a school groundskeeper, $250 million in punitive damages and $39 million in compensatory damages in the lawsuit that his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was caused by his use of Roundup weedkiller and one other Monsanto product. Bad day for new German owners I guess Roundup is a carcinogen no matter how many lawyer lobbyists are assigned to say otherwise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAtronis + 78 JA August 13, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Meanwhile said: bad indeed. Shares in Bayer AG dropped 12% on Monday after recently acquired Monsanto Co. was ordered to pay the fine. But who cares No science shows that Roundup causes any cancer. Many studies have shown it to be non toxic and non carcinogenic. California is known for its paranoia (generally nuts) regarding carcinogens - having one of the longest "suspected" carcinogen list in the world. Edited August 13, 2018 by JohnAtronis 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna + 68 JT August 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, JohnAtronis said: No science shows that Roundup causes any cancer. Many studies have shown it to be non toxic and non carcinogenic. California is known for its paranoia (generally nuts) regarding carcinogens - having one of the longest "suspected" carcinogen list in the world. There is over 40 years of voluminous data on glyphosate, and it is possibly the most intensely studied agricultural chemical in history. Note that the EPA and the European BfR/EFSA also extensively studied glyphosate and performed significant technical reviews of previous studies, and both concluded that the evidence did not support the conclusion of carcinogenicity. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen + 67 SM August 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, Sefko Trafikant said: no kidding...there have been warnings about this for years. So what was the attraction for Bayer to walk right into a minefield? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
李伟王芳 + 77 ZL August 13, 2018 Just now, Stephen said: So what was the attraction for Bayer to walk right into a minefield? Profit, that would be my first guess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ajan Bosnjacki + 27 AB August 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, JohnAtronis said: No science shows that Roundup causes any cancer. Many studies have shown it to be non toxic and non carcinogenic. California is known for its paranoia (generally nuts) regarding carcinogens - having one of the longest "suspected" carcinogen list in the world. coffee is labeled a carcinogenic in California Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
李伟王芳 + 77 ZL August 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, Joanna said: A terminally ill man has been awarded $289 million in the first cancer-related trial against agricultural giant Monsanto. The jury in a San Francisco Superior Court on Friday unanimously ordered the company to award Dewyane Johnson, a school groundskeeper, $250 million in punitive damages and $39 million in compensatory damages in the lawsuit that his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was caused by his use of Roundup weedkiller and one other Monsanto product. Bad day for new German owners I guess I am sure Mr Johnson is not the only one suing. This was a long time coming. Monsanto has been poisoning us for a long time and we need to sue them out of business. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sefko Trafikant + 35 ST August 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said: Profit, that would be my first guess Monsanto genetically engineered the DNA of corn, soybeans and other crops to make them resistant to Roundup; it now makes more revenue from seeds and traits than it does from herbicide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sefko Trafikant + 35 ST August 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said: I am sure Mr Johnson is not the only one suing. This was a long time coming. Monsanto has been poisoning us for a long time and we need to sue them out of business. Monsanto faces at least 5,000 similar lawsuits in the United States. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnAtronis + 78 JA August 13, 2018 25 minutes ago, Joanna said: A terminally ill man has been awarded $289 million in the first cancer-related trial against agricultural giant Monsanto. The jury in a San Francisco Superior Court on Friday unanimously ordered the company to award Dewyane Johnson, a school groundskeeper, $250 million in punitive damages and $39 million in compensatory damages in the lawsuit that his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was caused by his use of Roundup weedkiller and one other Monsanto product. Bad day for new German owners I guess This is crazy. Jurys cannot determine what causes people's cancer, that's a task reserved for doctors and scientists. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
李伟王芳 + 77 ZL August 13, 2018 1 minute ago, JohnAtronis said: This is crazy. Jurys cannot determine what causes people's cancer, that's a task reserved for doctors and scientists. scientists developed Roundup in the first place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alis Jacob 0 August 14, 2018 actually, our entire food supply is contaminated with glyphosate..... wheat, sugar, animal feed, orchards, vegetables, water .... it has promoted growth of various types of cancers both in human and animals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alis Jacob 0 August 14, 2018 10 hours ago, Stephen said: So what was the attraction for Bayer to walk right into a minefield? it is the most used chemical in agriculture....the vegetables, orchards, etc....primarily on WHEAT and SUGAR. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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