PARIS/LYON - A French appeals court ruled on Thursday that Bayer’s Monsanto business was liable for the health problems of a farmer who had inhaled a weedkiller product.
The ruling in favor of farmer Paul Francois was announced in a statement by a plaintiffs group. A Bayer spokeswoman in France also confirmed the ruling. Francois, who says he suffered neurological problems after accidentally inhaling the Lasso weedkiller in 2004, accused Monsanto of not providing adequate safety warnings.
The ruling in the French case comes as Monsanto faces lawsuits in the United States over alleged cancer links to its glyphosate-based weedkillers.
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Very sorry the farmer became ill...but remarkable news that Monsanto at least is found accountable for their poison products. I hope it snowballs into further investigations and court rulings against Monsanto, but such a large scope of damage has already been done.
It is about time! They have been negatively effecting the land for years and we willingly allowed it. I hope this helps brings awareness and a solution to Monsanto's effects on public health and agriculture.
Monsanto knows this all along...
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