Iowa senators advance Bayer bill to limit lawsuits over pesticide-related illness
Republicans in the Iowa Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that would limit lawsuits by Iowans seeking compensation for pesticide-related illnesses. Bayer proposed it to cut down on lawsuits alleging that farmers got cancer from being exposed to Roundup.
Bill shielding pesticide manufacturers from cancer lawsuits advances in Senate
Lawmakers in a subcommittee Wednesday advanced Senate Study Bill 1051 2-1, which would protect pesticide manufacturers from litigation if they have "sufficient warning" product labels that comply with federal regulations. The Senate passed the highly contested bill last year but it stalled in the House.
Iowa lawmakers again look at law to shield pesticide companies from warning label lawsuits
Under a bill being considered in the Iowa Senate, Bayer -- the maker of glyphosate-based Roundup -- would be shielded from lawsuits claiming the company failed to warn consumers of health risks if the product label complies with federal labeling requirements.
Bill shielding pesticide companies from lawsuits advances
Supporters of the bill argue lawsuits could hurt farmers' access to weed-killing products like Roundup, while opponents are asking to "put people before profits."
Iowa lawmakers try again to shield pesticide companies from lawsuits
Wednesday to advance a bill that would defend pesticide companies from lawsuits based on failure to warn claims. The same bill was put forward last year and is again supported by Bayer, which manufactures the pesticide RoundUp,
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