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Monsanto ordered to pay $289m as jury rules weedkiller caused man’s cancer

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Court finds in favor of Dewayne Johnson, first person to take Roundup maker to trial Monsanto suffered a major blow with a jury ruling that the company was liable for a terminally ill man’s cancer, awarding him $289m in damages. Dewayne Johnson, a 46-year-old former groundskeeper, won a huge victory in the landmark case on Friday, with the jury determining that Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer and that the corporation failed to warn him of the health hazards from exposure. The jury further found that Monsanto “acted with malice or oppression”. Johnson’s lawyers argued over the course of a month-long trial in San Francisco that Monsanto had “fought science” for years and targeted academics who spoke up about possible health risks of the herbicide product. Johnson was the first person to take the agrochemical corporation to trial over allegations that the chemical sold under the brand Roundup causes cancer. In the extraordinary verdict, which Monsanto said it intends to appeal, the jury ruled that the company was responsible for “negligent failure” and knew or should have known that its product was “dangerous”. “We were finally able to show the jury the secret, internal Monsanto documents proving that Monsanto has … Continue reading →

Monsanto’s ‘cancer-causing’ weedkiller destroyed my life, dying man tells court

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Testifying in landmark trial, former school groundskeeper describes suffering allegedly caused by company’s chemicals Dewayne Johnson said that if he had known what he knew now about Roundup weedkiller, “I would’ve never sprayed that product on school grounds … if I knew it would cause harm … It’s unethical.” Johnson, a former school groundskeeper in northern California who is terminally ill, was testifying on Monday in his landmark suit against Monsanto about the cancer risks of the company’s popular weedkiller. He is the first person to take the agrochemical company to trial over allegations that the chemical sold under the Roundup brand is linked to cancer. Landmark lawsuit claims Monsanto hid cancer danger of weedkiller for decades He spoke for the first time during the trial in San Francisco, detailing his use of Monsanto’s products, his extensive exposure to herbicides, and his belief that the chemicals caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a blood cell cancer. He also described the suffering he endured as skin lesions took over his body. “I’ve been going through a lot of pain,” said Johnson, a father of three who goes by the name Lee. “It really takes everything out of you … I’m not getting any … Continue reading →

The 5 Main Reasons to Ditch Glyphosate

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(The Main Ingredient in Roundup) Mar. 05, 2018 :: by Dr. Frank Lipman Every time I see the ads, the ones with a man standing on his front lawn, proudly holding a gallon of Roundup and smiling triumphantly at his weed-free lawn, it makes my blood boil. Roundup, whose primary active ingredient is glyphosate, is a potent, broad-spectrum herbicide, an extremely dangerous toxin and of all things, an antibiotic, which, in the four decades since its invention, has left behind a global wake of illness and ecological destruction. Simply put, glyphosate use is sheer madness – and it has to stop! Here’s a topline on why I feel so strongly about getting glyphosate off your lawn, out of your life and out of what you eat right now. Your health depends on it! 1. Glyphosate Poisons the Earth, Air and Water Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate, is one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S. and extremely popular throughout the world. It’s used most frequently in agriculture, forestry and, of course, on your neighbor’s lawn, and possibly your own. Originally designed to remove mineral deposits from boiler pipes, in the 70s, Monsanto patented it and began marketing … Continue reading →

Laboratory Testing Reveals Substantial Amounts of Glyphosate in Foods and Population

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Story at-a-glanceAs food has become increasingly adulterated, contaminated and genetically engineered, the need for laboratory testing has grown HRI Labs is often hired to test foods claiming to be non-GMO, “all natural” and/or organic. Testing often reveals such claims to be untrue. Several Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors were recently found to contain glyphosate Grains, legumes and beans typically have the highest levels of glyphosate contamination due to the routine practice of desiccation, where glyphosate is sprayed on the crop shortly before harvest to improve yield HRI Labs has created two glyphosate tests for the public — a water test and an environmental exposure test. The latter will tell you how much glyphosate you have in your system, giving you an indication of the purity of your diet Seventy-six percent of people tested have glyphosate in their system. People who regularly eat nonorganic oats have double the glyphosate of those who don’t. People who regularly eat organic food have glyphosate levels 80 percent lower than those who rarely eat organic By Dr. Mercola As food has become increasingly adulterated, contaminated and genetically engineered, the need for laboratory testing has exponentially grown. John Fagan, president of Health Research Institute Labs … Continue reading →

Monsanto Shill Fired by Forbes

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Story at-a-glance from the desk of Dr Mercola A common corporate tactic is to hire “third-party experts” to bring the industry’s message to the public, cloaked as independent opinion or expertise Henry Miller has been repeatedly outed as a shill for the chemical technology industry. Forbes has now fired him for publishing material under his own name that turned out to be ghostwritten by Monsanto Internal emails reveal Monsanto pressured a journal editor to retract a damning animal study showing Roundup and genetically engineered corn caused cancer and early death By Dr. Mercola A common corporate tactic, well-honed by the tobacco industry, is to use “third-party experts” to bring the industry’s message to the public under the cloak of independent opinion or expertise. The idea is that academic types are far more credible than industry employees when it comes to defending the industry’s position. Over the years, I’ve written about many of these so-called “independent experts” that turned out to be anything but. Among them is Henry Miller, who was thoroughly outed as a Monsanto shill during the 2012 Proposition 37 GMO labeling campaign in California. Henry Miller Outed as Monsanto Puppet — Again The industry-funded “No on Prop 37” … Continue reading →

Evidence EPA Colluded With Monsanto

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Evidence EPA Colluded With Monsanto to Dismiss Cancer Concerns Grows Stronger See The Video Available on this Link By Dr. Mercola Glyphosate — the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup and other herbicides — is the most widely used agricultural chemical in the world, and testing suggests a large portion of the global population now has glyphosate in their system. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the “gold standard” in carcinogenicity research, glyphosate is a “probable human carcinogen” (Class 2A).1,2 Research scientist Anthony Samsel has also reported he has evidence showing Monsanto is well aware glyphosate promotes cancer, and that they’ve had this knowledge since 1981. Publicly, the company has insisted glyphosate is harmless to both environment and human health, but recent revelations are beginning to unravel Monsanto’s carefully orchestrated plot to deceive the public. The evidence in question suggests the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has in fact colluded with Monsanto to protect the company’s interests by manipulating and preventing key investigations into glyphosate’s cancer-causing potential. What we have here is really the most dangerous situation possible. Taxpayers’ money has essentially been used to help shield … Continue reading →

Glyphosate May Be Worse Than DDT….

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WHY is it that a huge organisation like Monsanto is allowed to get away with the bullying tactics and just plain nonsensical approach to crops, pests and the natural world in general? I guess it’s money ruling the (non-existent)common sense of governments, officials with big pockets and other powerful organisations. YES – we have to be able to feed the world, but surely helping the third world to learn about birth control (I realise that there are some issues on that as well!) might help to stem the overpopulation and destruction of our most precious resource – the planet….. We only have this one place to live and the destruction of its resources by just plain greed and avarice is turning the beautiful natural world into a place that cannot be sustained. Mercola’s article continues here or read the full version on his site. ….Which Has Now Been Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, Decades After Exposure By Dr. Mercola Alzheimer’s disease, a severe form of dementia, now affects an estimated 5.4 million Americans,1 and is the sixth leading cause of death in the US. According to one shocking projection, Alzheimer’s is predicted to affect 25 percent of American adults in the … Continue reading →

New Research Fuels Roundup Weedkiller Toxicity Concerns

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THIS topic will NOT go away until the Monsanto and associated companies STOP their thoughtless promotion of dangerous chemicals and GM crops and seeds. The video below will explain a LOT of the reason the human race is being poisoned by the glyphosphate or Roundup product family. Watch and learn and be aware of the ways this will not help human health for years to come…. Further down in the curated article from Mercola.com there is another video: The Alarming Truths About GMO By Dr. Mercola February 04, 2014 The Institute for Responsible Technology Last year, groundbreaking research was published suggesting that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s broad-spectrum herbicide Roundup, might be “a crucially important factor in the development of multiple chronic diseases and conditions.” If you missed it, please take the time to listen to Jeff Smith’s interview with the lead author of that research, Dr. Stephanie Seneff, reposted above. They spray nearly one BILLION pounds of Roundup  every year for conventional crop production, but genetically engineered (GE) crops see some of the heaviest use, as so-called Roundup Ready crops are designed to withstand otherwise lethal doses of this chemical. Tests published last year also showed that people … Continue reading →