Bayer

Ignore the ‘superpower’ boasts – UK pharma looks superchallenged
NHS crisis, withdrawal of tax credits and exit from EU blamed for fall in UK share of R&D market
Nils Pratley
25, Jan, 2023 @5:16 PM

EU regulators ‘dismissed evidence’ linking glyphosate to rodent tumours
European Chemical Agency’s positive assessment for continued sale of substance is flawed, say environmental campaigners
Arthur Neslen
09, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM

Banned pesticide blamed for killing bees may be approved for fish farms
Government agency appears to support introduction of system which uses insecticide US termed an ‘environmental hazard’
Karen McVeigh
27, May, 2021 @7:22 AM

Bayer agrees to $10.9bn settlement over Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup
Numerous lawsuits have been brought against the pharmaceutical subsidiary over claims the chemical causes cancer
Guardian staff and agencies
24, Jun, 2020 @7:07 PM

Firms making billions from ‘highly hazardous’ pesticides, analysis finds
The use of harmful chemicals is also higher in poorer nations, the research found
Damian Carrington Environment editor
20, Feb, 2020 @7:00 AM

Formulations of glyphosate-based weedkillers are toxic, tests show
Government scientists say danger lies with added ingredients in the products not glyphosate
Carey Gillam
23, Jan, 2020 @10:00 AM

Revealed: Bayer AG discussed plans to give not-for-profit funding for influence
Emails between two senior executives and press foundation’s executive director show discussions aimed at giving Bayer a voice in media initiatives
Carey Gillam
21, Nov, 2019 @7:00 AM

Revealed: how Monsanto's 'intelligence center' targeted journalists and activists
Internal documents show how the company worked to discredit critics and investigated singer Neil Young
Sam Levin in San Francisco
08, Aug, 2019 @5:30 AM

Roundup cancer link: Australian firms consider lawsuits over exposure to weedkiller
Sydney councils and Victorian state government reviewing use of glyphosate after US court awards couple US$2bn
Michael McGowan
02, Jun, 2019 @2:09 AM

Majority of European firms have no CO2 reduction targets
Only one in three firms have climate goals set to go beyond 2025, report finds
Arthur Neslen in Brussels
19, Feb, 2019 @6:00 AM

Contraceptive implant surgically removed from thousands of women
Essure device turns into ‘calcified nail’ inside body and can pierce tissue, surgeon says
Hannah Devlin
25, Nov, 2018 @5:00 PM

Government ministers should ban Roundup – not sing its praises | Natalie Bennett
Thérèse Coffey’s ill-judged tweet shows we have still work to do to rid the planet of the glyphosate
Natalie Bennett
14, Aug, 2018 @10:30 AM
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