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U.S. Government Denounces WHO Agency that Fuels Lawsuits
- The U.S. government has denounced the International Agency for Research on Cancer , accusing it of producing politicized reports that undermine confidence in everyday products.
- The Trump administration has acted to reduce IARC's influence because its work is frequently used by trial lawyers in lawsuits against U.S. companies over everyday products.
- IARC's 2015 classification of glyphosate as a probable carcinogen sparked major litigation over the widely used agricultural chemical Roundup.
- IARC's research is frequently cited in U.S. legal cases involving various products.
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Trump admin denounces WHO cancer research agency whose work fuels lawsuits
The Trump administration has moved to cut the influence of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a group whose work is often used by trial lawyers to launch waves of high stakes lawsuits in U.S. courts over everyday products made by American companies. The U.S. State Department and the Department of Health and Human...
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right11Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Right
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- 48% of the sources lean Right
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