Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US
Internal records from Syngenta have surfaced during litigation, suggesting the company may have withheld safety data regarding the herbicide paraquat. Despite global bans and links to Parkinson's disease, the US EPA continues to permit its use.
Why it matters
The case highlights potential regulatory failures and the health risks associated with widely used agricultural chemicals.
Clues to how and why the US remains one of the world’s last large markets for widespread paraquat use are coming to light through troves of internal Syngenta records recently revealed through litigation. Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images/Syngenta Clues to how and why the US remains one of the world’s last large markets for widespread paraquat use are coming to light through troves of internal Syngenta records recently revealed through litigation. Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images/Syngenta Pesticides Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans
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