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Roundup weed killer lawsuit hits a snag, but Monsanto is not off the hook

  • Written by Richard G. "Bugs" Stevens, Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
Bottles of Monsanto's Roundup weed killer in the United Kingdom, relabelled by activists to highlight the World Health Organization's judgment that its main ingredient is a probable carcinogen.Global Justice Now, CC BY

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