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The Roundup lawsuits are a factor. One of their largest products is an albatross.
It's only 2.5 bill. In the grand scheme, not that much. Or, are you saying that product line now goes to zero? I don't know how much they are making out of that line.
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#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's been classed as an IARC Group 2B suspected carcinogen, this is new research (2023). https://www.who.int/news/item/14-07-2023-aspartame-hazard-an... https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/statement/2023/06/widely-u...
The word "suspected" does not appear on the report you linked. Rather it says it is a "possible" carcinogenic. Moreover > The committee therefore reaffirmed that it is safe for a person to consume within this limit per day. For example, with a can of diet soft drink containing 200 or 300 mg of aspartame, an adult weighing 70kg would need to consume more than 9–14 cans per day to exceed the acceptable daily intake, as…
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#93Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Agent Orange, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, aspartame, patented GM crops and now glyphosate the list goes on. Monsanto (now Bayer) is really living up to the name of "evil corporation". https://dioxindorms.com/content/chronology.html https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41271-018-0146-8 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/24/monsanto...
aspartame is one of the most studied substances in human history. It's fine, it's safe. It's not healthy per se unless it helps you kick the sugar habit, but it's a neutral substance.
Re: Philadelphia Jury Hits Monsanto with $2.25B Roundup Verdict
#94Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Agent Orange, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, aspartame, patented GM crops and now glyphosate the list goes on. Monsanto (now Bayer) is really living up to the name of "evil corporation". https://dioxindorms.com/content/chronology.html https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41271-018-0146-8 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/24/monsanto...
Agreed on by multiple large scientific bodies, including the EPA.
Nah, they just reacted to a sob story. No different than NIMBYs playing up the "grandma vs evil developers", politicians pulling a "just think of the children", etc. Utterly disgusting.
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#95Haha, the vaccine doses thrown on the window in EU were more expensive.