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Newton’s Third Law of Motion is that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. An example of this is currently playing out with pesticides and food safety and other health issues.
First came those astounding jury verdicts for billions of dollars for “failure-to-warn” claims by plaintiffs injured by glyphosate sold as the popular “Roundup” brand to those wanting to tidy up back yard weeds.
Next, the Bayer/Monsanto pesticide manufacturers went to state legislatures, lining up several to ban such lawsuits. And they’ve now taken the language federal, getting it inserted as Section 453 of the House Appropriations Committee, which is headed for a vote in the full House, followed by the U.S. Senate.
The legislative language moving through Congress to prevent anyone from holding pesticide manufacturers accountable for the harm caused by their products is now opposed by a broad coalition of organizations.
They’ve released a joint statement opposing a dramatic change in a fundamental legal right.
Read the full article and see the document here: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/08/section-453-is-the-latest-battleground-over-when-pesticide-makers-can-be-sued/