California can require Monsanto to label its popular weed-killer Roundup as a possible cancer threat, a judge has ruled. Monsanto and a group of citrus growers had fought the labelling proposal in California Superior Court, insisting Roundup poses no risk to people. Roundup is widely used in agriculture throughout North America to clear land and control weeds. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a France-based health organization, concluded last year that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup, is "probably carcinogenic to humans." In her ruling last week, Superior Court Judge Kristi Culver Kapetan said none of Monsanto's objections to labelling for cancer risk were viable.

Source: CBC News March 14, 2017 18:11 UTC