Glyphosate, the chemical used in Bayer’s (BAYRY) Roundup that was once vaunted for its ability to kill plants and spare animals, is being assaulted on two fronts, Tim Loh, Hayley Warren, and Julia Janicki of Bloomberg reports. Weeds are refusing to die in the U.K. and America after being sprayed with the herbicide, and former users in the U.S. are contending with the fact the weedkiller may be slowly killing them. Bayer has spent over $10B in legal costs over a product it inherited 10 years ago and faces over 60,000 claims from U.S. plaintiffs who claim the chemical caused their cancer. The litigation has cast a massive cloud over the company, leading CEO Bill Anderson to consider whether the company should even make glyphosate.
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