Roundup Weedkiller Could Be Pulled From British Shelves After $289m US Lawsuit Finds Link to Cancer
Homebase, one of the UK’s largest DIY retailers, was the first retailer to announce it is reviewing the sale of Roundup and Ranger Pro in the wake of the landmark case in California, and others are expected to follow.
“We have confirmed that we will be reviewing our range of weedkiller products."
August 12, 2018 | Source: Independent | by
Homebase reviewing weedkiller products after terminal cancer sufferer awarded £226m compensation in US
Roundup weedkiller could be pulled from British shelves after a US court ruled the chemical contributed to a man’s terminal cancer.
Homebase, one of the UK’s largest DIY retailers, was the first retailer to announce it is reviewing the sale of Roundup and Ranger Pro in the wake of the landmark case in California, and others are expected to follow.
“We have confirmed that we will be reviewing our range of weedkiller products,” a spokesperson for Homebase said, while B&Q had already started a broader review of garden products.
Dewayne Johnson was awarded $289m (£226m) on Friday by a state jury, who found manufacturer Monsanto had failed to adequately warn of the risks of using Roundup, which contains the world’s most widely-used herbicide, glyphosate.
The school groundsman’s lawyers said he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2014, having used Roundup and a similar Monsanto product, Ranger Pro, in large quantities while working.