Two
US agricultural workers have simultaneously sued Monsanto, claiming
that the company’s weed-killer herbicide caused their cancers. They have
also accused the bio-tech giant of pressuring regulators to downplay
the risks from its Roundup herbicide.
In
his lawsuit against Monsanto, 58-year-old former farm worker Enrique
Rubio said he believes that the bone cancer he was diagnosed with back
in 1995 was a result of his work with Monsanto’s weed-killer.
Working in California, Texas and Oregon over several years, Rubio’s duties included spraying fields of cucumbers, onions and other vegetable crops with pesticides and Roundup, one of Monsanto’s widely used herbicides.
Another plaintiff, 64-year-old Judi Fitzgerald, joined Rubio in his legal battle against Monsanto. Diagnosed with leukemia in 2012, Fitzgerald had to use Roundup in the 1990s when she worked at a horticultural products company.
Working in California, Texas and Oregon over several years, Rubio’s duties included spraying fields of cucumbers, onions and other vegetable crops with pesticides and Roundup, one of Monsanto’s widely used herbicides.
Another plaintiff, 64-year-old Judi Fitzgerald, joined Rubio in his legal battle against Monsanto. Diagnosed with leukemia in 2012, Fitzgerald had to use Roundup in the 1990s when she worked at a horticultural products company.
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