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...They include wheat that can withstand drought, tomatoes resistant to fungus and potatoes containing less acrylamide, which becomes carcinogenic when fried....
...But the deal, masterminded by Bayer’s former chief Werner Baumann, has instead saddled the German company with debt and a vast legal fight in the US over Monsanto’s allegedly carcinogenic weedkiller Roundup...
...“Most material suitable for the garden is treated with carcinogenic chemicals, so the idea of sunbathing on something that is toxic has zero appeal,” she says....
...Allegations that Roundup is carcinogenic have prompted numerous lawsuits. Bayer trades at a depressed enterprise valuation of about 7 times forward ebitda. Change may now be in the air....
...Compared with the 5,000 or so chemicals and 70 proven carcinogens in tobacco, however, I am confident that the switch is a positive health move....
...Sucralose, for example, is “a chemical compound that is different than stevia”....
...He added that a typical sports pitch could use 120 tonnes of crumbs, often made from recycled car tyres, meaning that based on the 2017 study, six tonnes of potentially carcinogenic material would be non-compliant...
...His case relied on a 2015 decision by an arm of the World Health Organization — the International Agency for Research on Cancer — to classify the ingredient glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans...
...The other thing is that brands use a chemical called a PFC – a fluorocarbon – to make the garment water-repellent, and they’re not great because some have carcinogenic effects.”...
...German chemical group Bayer will consider withdrawing its weedkiller glyphosate from the American retail market after a US court dismissed its $2bn plan to settle future claims from cancer patients who used...
...The issues stem from foam used in its devices that may degrade and risk exposing patients to harmful particles and toxic chemicals. “None of them have reported serious health issues....
...Azo dyes that can break down into carcinogenic chemicals have been banned in the EU and a handful of other places in recent years, but there are more than 100 other synthetic dyes with cancer-causing potential...
...While unable to rule out that the foam particles may cause cancer, Philips said “we do not have any test results that indicate that the particles are actually carcinogenic”....
...With the acquisition of Monsanto, Bayer secured a market leading position in the agricultural chemicals sector, but the company was soon hit by a wave of lawsuits over the alleged carcinogenic properties...
...Bayer will also pay a total of approximately $820m to settle cases related to water pollution from the use of now-banned toxic chemical compounds known as PCBs, and $400m to settle allegations that its dicamba-based...
...“Just because a chemical is present does not mean it is harmful,” it says....
...Just over a year ago, Werner Baumann’s decades-long career at German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant Bayer looked like it could come to a sorry end....
...group Bayer has agreed to pay up to $10.9bn to settle a wave of lawsuits over the potential carcinogenic effects of its herbicide product Roundup....
...trial, and conflict with both the weight of the extensive science that supports the safety of Roundup, and the conclusions of leading health regulators in the US and around the world that glyphosate is not carcinogenic...
...In doing so, Mr Fyrwald is attempting to change the image of an industry that has been seen as far from environmentally friendly, given its past use of sometimes carcinogenic chemicals and the overuse of...
...An unprecedented vote of no confidence by shareholders threatens Werner Baumann’s job as boss of the German pharmaceuticals and chemicals company....
...In 2015, after scrutinising around 1,000 publicly available studies, the agency decided the herbicide was “probably carcinogenic to humans” for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer of the immune system....
...In the US, public health officials have not identified a particular chemical or brand as the source of the illnesses....
...It took place as other chemicals and crop science companies were merging, including Dow Chemical and DuPont, and Syngenta and ChemChina....
...Bayer acquired the US seeds and crop protection company last year in a $63bn takeover that has already cost the aspirin-to-chemicals group dearly....
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