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The deposition on Monday, July 23, 2018 of Dewayne Johnson expected to last all day, is highly anticipated in this trial, the first of its kind regarding the potentially carcinogenic effects of this chemical widely used in the world for decades.
Dewayne Johnson, a father of two, was diagnosed two years ago with an incurable non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which resulted in numerous lesions on his body. Between 2012 and 2014, he sprayed on school grounds in a small town in California, in the western United States, Roundup whose active ingredient is glyphosate, an effective as well as controversial herbicide. According to the 46-year-old American, it is this product that caused his illness, and Monsanto, which has just been bought by the German Bayer, knowingly concealed its dangerousness when it should have included a warning on the
A link to prove
" Monsanto has known for 40 years that the basic components of Roundup can cause tumors in laboratory animals ," said one of the lawyers the complainant, Brent Wisner, on the first day of the trial, on 9 July. " Monsanto used every means at its disposal to frighten scientists and oppose the researchers ," he said. The prosecution's task is daunting because it's about convincing jurors of the link between Roundup and Dewayne Johnson's cancer when it was not scientifically proven despite years of debate. [19659002ForitspartMonsantohasbeencommittedsincethebeginningofthetrialtorefuteanylinkbetweenglyphosateandcancerscientificstudiesinsupportwhicharechallengedbyanti-glyphosateTheMondayJuly23hearingisadelicatepbadageforMonsantoasthetestimonyofDewayneJohnsonispoignant" The cancer of Mr. Johnson is a terrible disease and we must all have the greatest empathy for the ordeal it goes through ", had also taken care to point out one of the lawyers of the Monsanto group at the start of the trial, George Lombardi
Surprising studies?
" Scientific evidence shows that glyphosate products do not cause cancer and do not cause cancer Mr. Johnson's cancer "he argued. Johnson's defense said he hoped " as much as possible " in damages from Monsanto, which is the subject of thousands of lawsuits in the United States, to varying degrees progress. Marketed since 1974, Roundup, one of the world's most widely used herbicides, contains glyphosate, which is the subject of conflicting studies and advice.
Contrary to the US Federal Protection Agency California, where San Francisco is located, has put glyphosate on the list of carcinogens. Glyphosate is also clbadified " probable carcinogen " since 2015 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an organ of the World Health Organization (WHO), but not by European agencies, the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) and the European Chemicals Agency (Echa)
Glyphosate is particularly controversial in Europe. After the decision of the European Union in November 2017 to renew the license of the herbicide for five years a few days after its expiry, the French government undertook to stop using this substance for the main uses. within three years. Glyphosate is however popular with growers for its efficiency and low cost. Critics criticize the European Union's scientific agencies for relying too heavily on data provided by the industry for lack of resources and personnel, casting doubt on published studies. The Monsanto trial is expected to last until at least August 2018.
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