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I wonder if they'll also change ways, or just names. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/04/monsanto-to-ditch-its-infamous-name-after-sale-to-bayer h

• exodus_de 8y ago
  These are two different kinds of cases. In this case, the substance was known to be harmful but the court ruled it was not properly labeled. In the case of Roundup/Glyphosate, it isn't known to be harmful, at least not in the sense that it causes cancer. It was a kangaroo court case. One can argue that the risks of Glyphosate are unknown, but that's true of a lot of chemicals that farming/industry relies on. For what we do know, Glyphosate is relatively harmless. It's the most common herbicide in use and it's produced by several other companies besides Monsanto.
• chris_mc 8y ago
  They won't change anything while they spend the next 10 years in legal maneuvers to draw out the case, then, probably after they've made another billion euros on other shitty, dangerous products, they will settle out of court for a pittance compared to the profit they made off of this and other discontinued and dangerous chemicals.