Monsanto gets a break in a lawsuit over whether weed-killer causes cancer
A jury recently ordered Monsanto to pay $289 million in damages to a plaintiff who alleged that his cancer was the result of using Roundup, the company’s popular herbicide.
On Wednesday, a California judge cut that amount to $49 million.
Neither the original trial nor the latest finding mean that glyphosate— the active ingredient in Roundup — causes cancer.
Instead, the jury’s ruling is based on their assertion that Monsanto intentionally kept information about Roundup’s potential risks hidden from the public.
The science linking glyphosate and cancer is limited at best, and experts say it’s safe.
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