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How Monsanto manipulates journalists and academics | Carey Gillam | Opinion | The Guardian

“While harassing reporters whose coverage it deems negative, Monsanto has also found ways to cultivate certain journalists to carry its messaging. Monsanto’s internal documents show that when the company wanted to discredit the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) after the group classified Monsanto’s glyphosate weed killer as a probable carcinogen, Monsanto turned to …

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Styrene Deemed “Probably Carcinogenic to Humans” by the IARC

Styrene Deemed “Probable Carcinogenic to Hymans” by IARC Changed from “possibly carcinogenic to humans” By Mike Barrett For the last 4 decades, scientists have been calling for styrene, a chemical found in Styrofoam cups and packaging, to be studied further to determine if it causes cancer. Now, according to the International Agency for Research on …

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Judge Upholds Landmark Monsanto Verdict, But Slashes Punitive Damages by $211 Million

Judge Upholds Landmark Monsanto Verdict, But Slashes Punitive Damages by $211 Million While Dewayne “Lee” Johnson and his lawyers consider whether to accept a lower amount or move forward with a retrial, they called the new ruling “a triumph for our legal system” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer A California judge on Monday upheld a …

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Lawsuit Alleges Wineries Failed To Warn Consumers Of Arsenic-Tainted Wine

In April of last year we posted an interview televised on Ring of Fire about the high levels of inorganic arsenic in wines: (https://winewaterwatch.org/2016/04/first-they-found-toxic-glyphosate-in-wine-and-now-arsenic/) and noted that a lawsuit was going to be filed. Wine labeling laws let the wine producers hide alot of additives, arsenic being one for color, smell and flavor among other bad additives. …

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Inside Monsanto’s Day in Court: Scientists Weigh in on Glyphosate’s Cancer Risks

Inside Monsanto’s Day in Court: Scientists Weigh in on Glyphosate’s Cancer Risks By Pam Strayer  |  Food Policy, HEALTH, Pesticides 03.29.18 Lee Johnson, a 46-year-old resident of Vallejo, California developed a severe skin rash in 2014, two years after he started spraying Roundup as part of his groundskeeping job at the Benicia Unified School District. …

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Update: Live Updates from Cancer Victims V. Monsanto Hearing

Turns out this case may be like the big tobacco case. Thousands are coming forward with health issues at this trial. Farmworkers, people who spray glyphosate in parks, schools etc. with no protection…. Stay tuned.    Monsanto testifying under oath! Live Updates from Cancer Victims V. Monsanto Hearing Follow on Twitter also: 3/9/18: http://bit.ly/2HmM9xJ  3/8: http://bit.ly/2tAl74e  3/7: http://bit.ly/2IfRmZx  …

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