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\"\"(Beyond Pesticides, May 7, 2018)\u00a0Beyond Pesticides and The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today responded to a federal judge\u2019s ruling against Monsanto Co.\u2019s motion to dismiss the groups\u2019 lawsuit<\/a>, filed in April, 2017. The lawsuit challenged Monsanto\u2019s safety claim on its Roundup (glyphosate) products as misleading and fraudulent. Monsanto displays a claim on its Roundup product label that states that the chemicals in the product \u201ctargets an enzyme bound in plants but not in people or pets,\u201d when, in fact, the chemical adversely affects beneficial bacteria essential to the gut biome and normal body functions.<\/p>\n

Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides, the lead plaintiff in the case, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the face of EPA\u2019s poor regulation of pesticides, misleading pesticide product labeling cannot be left unchecked. The court\u2019s decision to allow our case to move forward, in denying Monsanto\u2019s motion to dismiss, is critical to showing that the company is deceiving the public with a safety claim on its Roundup (glyphosate) label. Its advertising and labeling claim that Roundup \u2018targets an enzyme found in plants but not in people or pets\u2019 is false, given the devastating harm that glyphosate has on beneficial bacteria in the gut biome. The disruption of the gut biome is associated with a host of 21st century diseases, including asthma, autism, bacterial vaginosis, cardiovascular disease, cancer, Crohn\u2019s disease, depression, inflammatory bowel disease, leaky gut syndrome, multiple sclerosis, obesity, Type 1 and 2 diabetes, and Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The science on the hazards of Roundup (glyphosate) are clear and Monsanto officials know it. With this case, we seek to ensure that the public is not misled by false advertising and product labeling in the marketplace. It is a critical step toward ensuring that people are fully informed before purchasing toxic products that can poison them, their families, and the communities where they live.\u201d<\/p>\n

OCA International Director, Ronnie Cummins said:<\/p>\n

\u201cMonsanto aggressively markets Roundup as \u2018safe\u2019 for humans and animals, despite newer studies indicating that glyphosate may be carcinogenic and its use may affect human and animal cardiovascular, endocrine, nervous and reproductive systems. No reasonable consumer seeing the claim on this product that glyphosate targets an enzyme not found \u2018in people or pets\u2019 would expect that Roundup actually targets an important bacterial enzyme found in humans and animals, affecting the health of their immune system.<\/p>\n

Survey after survey shows that consumers rely on labels to guide their purchases and keep them and their families safe. When corporations mislead on the issue of a product\u2019s effect on consumers and their families, they put everyone, but especially young children\u2014in this case, playing in yards and parks\u2014at risk, leaving the public no other recourse than to use the legal system to seek the removal of this misleading information.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, ruled<\/a> that Beyond Pesticides and OCA presented enough evidence to support that Monsanto\u2019s labeling of its flagship weedkiller, Roundup, misleads consumers.<\/p>\n

Through their attorneys, Richman Law Group, Beyond Pesticides and OCA sued Monsanto on behalf of the general public, in Washington D.C., under the District of Columbia\u2019s Consumer Protection Procedures Act, for misleading the public by labeling its popular weedkiller Roundup as \u201ctarget[ing] an enzyme found in plants but not in people or pets.\u201d The nonprofits allege that this statement is false, deceptive and misleading, because the enzyme targeted by glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is, in fact, found in people and pets.<\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides<\/strong>\u00a0is a national grassroots non-profit organization headquartered in the District of Columbia that works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. For more information, visit\u00a0www.beyondpesticides.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Organic Consumers Association<\/strong>\u00a0(OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. For more information, visit:\u00a0www.organicconsumers.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Richman Law Group<\/strong>\u00a0(RLG) is a boutique law firm specializing in consumer protection and civil rights. RLG is dedicated to serving the greater good by holding large corporations accountable for actions that harm consumers, the environment, and the general public. For more information, visit:\u00a0www.richmanlawgroup.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CONTACT:<\/strong>
\nJay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides, 202-543-5450, JFeldman@beyondpesticides.org
\n<\/a>Katherine Paul, Organic Consumers Assoc.: (207) 653-3090,\u00a0katherine@organicconsumers.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides, May 7, 2018)\u00a0Beyond Pesticides and The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today responded to a federal judge\u2019s ruling against Monsanto Co.\u2019s motion to dismiss the groups\u2019 lawsuit, filed in April, 2017. The lawsuit challenged Monsanto\u2019s safety claim on its Roundup (glyphosate) products as misleading and fraudulent. Monsanto displays a claim on its Roundup product label that states that the chemicals in the product \u201ctargets an enzyme bound in plants but not in people or pets,\u201d when, in fact, the chemical adversely affects beneficial bacteria essential to the gut biome and normal body functions. Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides, the lead plaintiff in the case, said: \u201cIn the face of EPA\u2019s poor regulation of pesticides, misleading pesticide product labeling cannot be left unchecked. The court\u2019s decision to allow our case to move forward, in denying Monsanto\u2019s motion to dismiss, is critical to showing that the company is deceiving the public with a safety claim on its Roundup (glyphosate) label. Its advertising and labeling claim that Roundup \u2018targets an enzyme found in plants but not in people or pets\u2019 is false, given the devastating harm that glyphosate has on beneficial bacteria in the gut biome. 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