Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — About a dozen people rallied outside the Iowa Capitol on Tuesday, criticizing a bill shielding some farm chemical makers from lawsuits alleging product labels failed to warn of cancer risks. The bill narrowly won approval in the Iowa Senate last week and is eligible for consideration in the House. Ava Auen-Ryan of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action says the legislature’s time would be better spent finding ways to lower Iowa’s rising cancer rate.
Jenny Turner’s husband died in 2018 of a type of lymphoma she says has been linked to Roundup.
Turner, who is from West Des Moines, says the bill is being pushed by lobbyists to benefit Bayer, not farmers.
Bayer — the maker of Roundup — says the litigation industry has unfairly targeted glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup. The company says glyphosate minimizes the need for plowing and increases the productivity of crop land.
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