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Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

By Kate Kelland February 4, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes London | Reuters — A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits. The multiple findings can make it “difficult for people to make sense of […] Read more

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Bayer considers new tactic in Roundup settlement talks

By Arno Schuetze, Ludwig Burger, Patricia Weiss January 31, 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutes Reuters — As Bayer tries to settle U.S. lawsuits claiming that its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, the company is considering a proposal that would bar plaintiffs’ lawyers involved in the litigation from advertising for new clients, according to a person familiar with the matter. Bayer has said it is engaged in mediation to resolve the […] Read more

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U.S. EPA reaffirms glyphosate does not cause cancer

By Tom Polansek January 30, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it finished a regulatory review that found glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the United States, is not a carcinogen. The conclusion reaffirms the agency’s stance on glyphosate, the key ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup, despite judgments by U.S. juries that have found […] Read more

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Roundup cancer trial postponed to continue settlement talks

By Tina Bellon January 25, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Bayer AG said on Friday it has reached an agreement with plaintiffs’ lawyers to postpone a Missouri jury trial over allegations its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, to provide room for negotiations to settle the litigation. “While Bayer is constructively engaged in the mediation process, there is no comprehensive agreement at this time. There […] Read more

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Key federal minister in Canada/China dispute fighting cancer

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Just days after two senior cabinet ministers from the Prairies were defeated in Monday’s federal election, the Liberal government is now facing the possibility of a third stepping away from cabinet. International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr from Manitoba announced on Friday that he has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer known as […] Read more

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Review of red meat’s risks spurs scientific food fight

By Kate Kelland September 30, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes London | Reuters — Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of studies involving millions of people, a finding that contradicts dietary advice of leading international agencies and raised immediate objections from many health experts. Most people can continue to eat red and processed meat […] Read more

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Bayer mediator dismisses report of Roundup settlement

By jonathan-stempel, Ludwig Burger August 11, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes New York/Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United States related to the Roundup herbicide, mediator Ken Feinberg said, dismissing a report to that effect which drove its shares as much as 11 per cent higher. “Bayer has not proposed paying $8 billion […] Read more

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U.S. judge cuts $2 billion Roundup verdict against Bayer to $86 million

By Tina Bellon July 26, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters – A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who blamed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based weed killer, Roundup, for their cancer to $86.7 million. Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith of the California Superior Court in Oakland said the jury’s billion-dollar punitive damage awards were excessive and […] Read more

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Juror urges judge to uphold US$80M Roundup verdict

By Tina Bellon July 9, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A juror who was part of a panel that delivered a US$80 million award against Bayer AG after finding that its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused a man’s cancer has urged the presiding judge to uphold the decision. A letter from the juror written on July 4 was posted to the court docket […] Read more

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Judge to slash US$80 million Roundup jury verdict

By Tina Bellon July 2, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A U.S. judge on Tuesday said he would reduce a US$80 million damage award against Bayer to US$50 million or less in the case of a man who blamed his cancer on glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the jury’s $75 million punitive damages award to plaintiff […] Read more

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Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

Bayer considers new tactic in Roundup settlement talks

U.S. EPA reaffirms glyphosate does not cause cancer

Roundup cancer trial postponed to continue settlement talks

Key federal minister in Canada/China dispute fighting cancer

Review of red meat’s risks spurs scientific food fight

Bayer mediator dismisses report of Roundup settlement

U.S. judge cuts $2 billion Roundup verdict against Bayer to $86 million

Juror urges judge to uphold US$80M Roundup verdict

Judge to slash US$80 million Roundup jury verdict

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