"BERLIN - Use of glyphoste-based weed-killers should be halted during the current legislative period which ends in three years, a spokesman for the German environment ministry said on Monday.
Shares of Germany’s Bayer (BAYGn.DE) fell more than 10 percent on Monday after a California jury ordered the company’s Monsanto unit to pay $289 million for not warning of cancer risks posed by its main weed killer, Roundup.
Monsanto, acquired by Bayer this year for $63 billion, faces more than 5,000 similar lawsuits across the United States. The company plans to appeal the verdict."
Andrea Shalal reports for Reuters August 13, 2018.
SEE ALSO:
"Australia Urged To Restrict Monsanto's Roundup After Us Court Rules It Caused Cancer" (Guardian)
"Homebase To Review Sale Of Monsanto Weedkiller After US Cancer Verdict " (Guardian)
"Roundup Cancer Verdict Sends Bayer Shares Sliding" (Reuters)
