Monsanto's Role in Roundup Safety Study Is Corrected by Journal
- Toxicology publication will issue an ‘Expression of Concern’
- Disclosure comes as Roundup lawsuits are scheduled for trial
Bottles of Roundup weed killer.
Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg
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Bayer AG’s defense of Roundup weed killer may take a hit after an academic journal said Monsanto Co. didn’t fully disclose its involvement in published research finding the herbicide safe.
A correction issued by Critical Reviews in Toxicology, a journal that analyzes health risks of chemicals, may bolster arguments that Monsanto, acquired by Bayer this year, ghost-wrote safety reviews as lawyers try to convince juries that Roundup causes cancer.