Monster Roundup compensation awarded in California

Gregor Heard
Updated May 15 2019 - 3:34pm, first published 10:30am
The debate surrounding the use of glyphosate is set to remain in the headlines after another court case in the US ruled that glyphosate-based Roundup caused cancer.
The debate surrounding the use of glyphosate is set to remain in the headlines after another court case in the US ruled that glyphosate-based Roundup caused cancer.

BAYER has taken yet another hit following its purchase of controversial agribusiness Monsanto with the news a Californian jury has awarded a couple an eye-watering $A2.85 billion in punitive damages and $A78.5m in compensatory damages after it found Bayer's glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide caused their cancer.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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