A landmark class action lawsuit alleging popular weed killer Roundup caused cancer has been thrown out of Federal Court.
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00:00A landmark class action lawsuit
00:02alleging popular weed killer Roundup
00:04causes cancer has been thrown out of
00:07federal court.
00:08The case launched by Maurice Blackburn
00:10lawyers claimed glyphosate,
00:13the active ingredient in Roundup,
00:15caused cancer in more than 800
00:17Australian non-Hodgkin lymphoma
00:20patients.
00:21Federal Court Justice Michael Lee
00:23acknowledged there were mixed views in
00:25the scientific community about the
00:26risks of Roundup and added further
00:29research could provide a more
00:30definitive answer.
00:31But Justice Lee said it
00:33couldn't be proven that glyphosate
00:36is carcinogenic and toss
00:38the case against Monsanto and
00:39Bayer out.