Managing the Roundup™ Litigation
Bayer is pursuing several measures to manage and mitigate the risks of Roundup™ litigation in the U.S. Based on decades of science and worldwide regulatory assessments that continue to support Roundup’s safety and non-carcinogenicity, we are confident that we can bring this litigation to an end.
Measures at-a-glance:
Litigation Updates:
We stand fully behind the safety of our glyphosate products
The measures Bayer is taking are not admissions of legal liability or wrongdoing but are the result of the mass tort system in the U.S. and a lack of clarity regarding the correct interpretation of U.S. labeling laws by courts.
We have great sympathy for anyone who suffers from a disease, but at the same time, the extensive body of science continues to show that our products are not responsible for the illnesses alleged in this litigation.
For more than 50 years, leading health regulators around the world have repeatedly concluded that our glyphosate products can be used safely, and that glyphosate is not carcinogenic. This includes recent conclusions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the EU’s Assessment Group on Glyphosate (AGG), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and the leading health authorities in Germany, Australia, Korea, Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, and Japan.
Additionally, in July 2024, a judge in the Federal Court of Australia with the aid of a neutral, court-appointed scientific expert and following a scientific conclave process, found in a detailed 322-page opinion that the weight of scientific evidence does not support a link between glyphosate and non-hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
Glyphosate-based herbicides are some of the most thoroughly studied products of their kind, which is one reason so many growers and others continue to rely on these products to help them safely, successfully, and sustainably control problematic weeds.
We are investing and innovating to develop additional weed-control solutions
Growers need to control weeds in order to successfully grow crops. There is no single solution – instead, growers use a range of tools and practices to control weeds. While glyphosate will continue to play a key role in agriculture, we are leading the way in developing additional tools and advancing integrated weed management (IWM).
We invest over $2 billion in R&D for farming solutions every year. As part of these efforts, we also announced the discovery of a new breakthrough herbicide molecule, the first of its kind in more than 30 years.
As a leader in global agriculture, we know we have a heightened responsibility to support the growers who feed the world and the unique potential to advance farming for the benefit of society and the planet. We are committed to living up to this responsibility.
Entities in the Bayer family of companies located outside of the United States conduct the production, sale, marketing, and distribution of Roundup and glyphosate products outside of the United States. These entities are responsible for the content on this webpage; this webpage relates only to these entities and their activities outside the United States. Inside the United States, the production, marketing, sale, and distribution of Roundup and glyphosate products are conducted by a separate company, Ruveon.