Bayer has won the fourth consecutive trial as the jury found that the company's Roundup weedkiller did not cause cancer in the Oregon man involved in the lawsuit.
The verdict was announced in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Oregon, after considering the assessments of expert regulators worldwide. The company even provided reports and scientific studies of over four decades which stated that the Roundup is safe for use and is not carcinogenic.
The spokesperson for the company said that it will continue to defend Roundup by standing firmly with the decision that it is safe for use.
Bayer faces a number of lawsuits against its weedkiller where all the plaintiffs allege that exposure to the product causes cancer due to the presence of Glyphosate, an active ingredient of Roundup. The lawsuits mostly involve residential gardeners who are more exposed to the weedkiller.
Bayer bought Monsanto in 2018, which is the parent manufacturer of Roundup, and the company is facing growing litigation throughout the country. Bayer has already settled 100,000 Roundup cases resulting in penalties worth billions of dollars.
The studies found that glyphosate may cause eye or skin irritation. It is also linked to causing irritation in the nose and throat if a human breathes the spray mist from the products. Increased saliva, burns in the mouth and throat, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are other consequences of swallowing glyphosate products.
The weedkiller is also linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but in the earlier trial, Bayer won the lawsuit due to lack of evidence. It was the third consecutive win for the company.
