Big setback for Bayer: The agricultural and pharmaceutical company has less hope of advancing its appeal in the lawsuit over alleged cancer risks of its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup before the US Supreme Court. Attorney General Elizabeth Prelogar, representing the government before the Supreme Court, advised the court against accepting Bayer’s appeal. The EPA’s approval of the weedkiller without a warning of certain chronic risks “does not in itself eliminate the obligation to provide such warnings,” Prelongar wrote in a statement. The court generally follows the recommendations. Bayer said he “remains convinced that there are good legal arguments for the Supreme Court to review the Hardeman case.
Glyphosate – Headwind for Bayer – Economy
