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Farmers ‘very worried’ as US pesticide firms push to bar cancer diagnoses lawsuits (www.theguardian.com)

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Pesticide-backed proposed law that opponents call ‘Cancer Gag Act’ pits Iowa farm groups against each other

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bayer, the Germany-based owner of the former Monsanto Co, is the chief architect of the strategy, designed as a means to beat back thousands of lawsuits filed by farmers and others who blame their use of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides for causing them to develop cancer.

Surprise!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Monsanto's history is this shit from day 1. They made Agent Orange ffs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Yo those are the same people that invented that cough suppressant. I think they called it "heroin". Supposed to not be addictive, unlike morphine!