The decision, issued Wednesday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, will take effect 60 days after its signing. All herbicides containing glyphosate are forbidden from being produced in or imported into Vietnam. Products containing glyphosate still circulating in the market would be allowed to be sold or used for up to one year from the day the decision takes effect, after which they would be collected and destroyed, said Hoang Trung, head of the Plant Protection Department. It is estimated that Vietnam still has about five million liters of glyphosate in circulation. Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used ingredient in weed killers. In Vietnam, the substance is contained in products of 104 brands that have been registered since 1994. Last month, a San Francisco federal court ruled that Roundup, a glyphosate-based weed killer produced by American agrochemical giant Monsanto, could cause cancer. The finding was a unanimous jury decision, Reuters reported. … [Read more...] about Vietnam bans cancer-causing herbicides following Roundup verdict
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Vietnam thanks Malaysia for verdict in Kim Jong-nam murder case
"We're really happy now that Doan Thi Huong will soon be released. We would like to thank the Malaysia government, Attorney General and prosecutors for this verdict," Le Quy Quynh, Vietnamese ambassador to Malaysia, said Monday. Quynh also expressed gratitude to Malaysian lawyers and the Vietnam Bar Federation for their efforts and cooperation in protecting Huong’s rights. He insisted that Huong, 30, was a victim in this case, just like her co-accused, Siti Aisyah from Indonesia, who was released last month. Doan Thi Huong has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge that she "purposely caused injury" to Kim by employing "dangerous means" in attacking him with VX at Kuala Lumpur Airport, rather than the original murder charge, which carries a mandatory death penalty. She was sentenced to three years and four months in jail beginning from her arrest in February 2017. Her legal team has said that with usual sentence reductions, she would be released next month. "In the … [Read more...] about Vietnam thanks Malaysia for verdict in Kim Jong-nam murder case
Vietnam acts to ban cancer causing herbicides
A U.S. court ruled last Tuesday that Roundup, a weed killer produced and sold by controversial American agrochemical giant Monsanto, causes cancer. Vietnam’s Plant Protection Department has asked businesses to stop signing new import contracts for glyphosate-based herbicides. Products already in circulation are not affected by this decision, however. "As soon as we heard the second U.S. trial’s verdict that glyphosate is related to cancer, we have issued a document to ban new herbicide imports containing the active ingredient. The removal of this substance from the list of usable herbicides in Vietnam will also be issued in the near future," a Tuoi Tre report quoted Hoang Trung, head of the Plant Protection Department, as saying. The department also asked businesses, organizations and individuals to report back on the production, sales and storage of glyphosate-based herbicides. Last Tuesday, the San Francisco federal court ruled that Roundup, a glyphosate-based weed killer … [Read more...] about Vietnam acts to ban cancer causing herbicides
Monsanto appeals damning weed killer cancer verdict
SAN FRANCISCO: Monsanto on Tuesday (Nov 20) said it is asking an appeals court to toss out a damning verdict in a landmark Roundup weed-killer cancer trial and grant it another try. Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson looks on after hearing the verdict in his case against Monsanto; the cancer-stricken groundskeeper on Oct 31, 2018 accepted a slashed award in a landmark trial focused on weed-killer Roundup. (Photo: AFP/JOSH EDELSON) "By its appeal from the judgment and amended judgment, Monsanto also seeks appellate review of the trial court's order denying Monsanto's motion for new trial," an attorney for the agrochemical colossus said in a filed notice-of-appeal. The notice is the first step of the appeal process. A cancer-stricken groundskeeper last month accepted a slashed award in the trial, which focused on weed-killer Roundup and a professional version of the herbicide called Ranger Pro. Judge Suzanne Bolanos, who presided over the case in California state court, denied a … [Read more...] about Monsanto appeals damning weed killer cancer verdict
Monsanto appeals damning Roundup cancer verdict
"By its appeal from the judgment and amended judgment, Monsanto also seeks appellate review of the trial court’s order denying Monsanto’s motion for new trial," an attorney for the agrochemical colossus said in a filed notice-of-appeal. The notice is the first step of the appeal process. A cancer-stricken groundskeeper last month accepted a slashed award in the trial, which focused on weed-killer Roundup and a professional version of the herbicide called Ranger Pro. Judge Suzanne Bolanos, who presided over the case in California state court, denied a Monsanto's request for a new trial but cut the $289 million damages award to $78 million to comply with the law regarding how punitive damages awards must be calculated. Bolanos denied a request by Monsanto to toss out the jury's overall verdict against the company. Jurors in August unanimously found that Monsanto acted with "malice" and that its weed killers Roundup and Ranger Pro contributed "substantially" to Dewayne "Lee" … [Read more...] about Monsanto appeals damning Roundup cancer verdict