Global Chemical Giant to Stop Making Weed Killer that Lawsuits Link to Parkinson’s

Global chemical giant to stop making weed killer that lawsuits link to Parkinson’s

The international agricultural company Syngenta says it will stop making paraquat, a deadly weed killer that’s banned in dozens of countries yet remains legal in the U.S.

Pesticide Company To Stop Producing Weed Killer Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Syngenta is facing several thousand lawsuits from people who say they developed Parkinson’s after exposure to paraquat.

Syngenta says it will stop making paraquat - a pesticide linked to Parkinson's disease

Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June. The announcement comes as the company is facing several thousand lawsuits brought by people in the US who allege they developed Parkinson’s disease due to their exposure to Syngenta’s paraquat products. The company did not mention the litigation in making the announcement, and did not r…