Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US
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/SyngentaView image in fullscreenClues 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. One by one, dozens of other countries did the same as evidence of paraquat risks to human health mounted.
- ▪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/SyngentaView image in fullscreenClues 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 recen
- ▪One by one, dozens of other countries did the same as evidence of paraquat risks to human health mounted.
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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/SyngentaView image in fullscreenClues 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/SyngentaPesticidesRevealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in USSyngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bansCarey GillamFri 25 Sep 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 25…
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