Claims that the active ingredient in Roundup, the widely used weed killer, can cause cancer have been evaluated by international agencies, U.S. and foreign regulators, and the product's manufacturer—agribusiness giant Monsanto.
A federal judge in San Francisco, California, will conduct his own review during an unusual set of court hearings. It has big stakes for Monsanto, and hundreds of farmers and others who have sued the company.
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria will spend a week hearing from experts to decide whether there is valid scientific evidence to support the lawsuits' claim that exposure to Roundup can cause non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Chhabria is presiding over more than 300 lawsuits against Monsanto by cancer victims and their families, saying the company knew about Roundup's cancer risk, but failed to warn them.
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