Post by gakaren on Jun 13, 2015 11:42:42 GMT -5
Already struggling from the bad publicity generated by a report linking an ingredient in its popular herbicide Roundup to cancer, agribusiness giant Monsanto is facing lawsuits over another carcinogenic substance it once sold.
Residents of seven states are suing Monsanto over its manufacture of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which were once a common ingredient in industrial fluids like coolants before scientists discovered their toxic qualities. Although banned by Congress in 1979, PCBs now represent a persistent pollutant in the environment, resulting in continued exposure and ongoing, expensive clean-up efforts.
In addition to Monsanto, the residents are also suing Solutia, Inc., a chemicals company spun off from Monsanto in 1997, and Pharmacia, Monsanto’s former pharmaceutical unit that’s been owned by Pfizer, Inc. since 2003.
Writing for the St. Louis Business Journal, Ben Unglesbee offered background on the suit, which was filed on May 28:
Residents of seven states are suing Monsanto over its manufacture of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which were once a common ingredient in industrial fluids like coolants before scientists discovered their toxic qualities. Although banned by Congress in 1979, PCBs now represent a persistent pollutant in the environment, resulting in continued exposure and ongoing, expensive clean-up efforts.
In addition to Monsanto, the residents are also suing Solutia, Inc., a chemicals company spun off from Monsanto in 1997, and Pharmacia, Monsanto’s former pharmaceutical unit that’s been owned by Pfizer, Inc. since 2003.
Writing for the St. Louis Business Journal, Ben Unglesbee offered background on the suit, which was filed on May 28:
www.mintpressnews.com/residents-of-7-states-sue-monsanto-over-chemical-with-links-to-cancer/206513/
