Monsanto told to pay $289m in cancer trial

Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay US$289 million (FJ$609.79m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer.

In a landmark case, a Californian jury found that Monsanto knew its Roundup and RangerPro weedkillers were dangerous and failed to warn consumers.

It’s the first lawsuit to go to trial alleging a glyphosate link to cancer.