UK 🇬🇧 Councils Assess the use of weed killer, after US Cancer Court Case.

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English - May 11, 2019 17:46 - 11 minutes - 11 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Rulings against Roundup owner Monsanto prompt authorities to seek non-chemical alternatives. Councils from Wirral to Norwich are looking to phase out the use of chemical weedkillers on playgrounds, parks and pavements after a US court ordered the manufacturer of the bestselling brand Roundup to pay one user $80m (£61m) in damages after he developed cancer.

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