Bayer Pays Record $6.9M Settlement Over Misleading Roundup Safety Claims

Bayer AG agreed to pay $6.9 million to settle claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that it misled consumers by advertising Roundup weedkiller as environmentally safe.
The settlement resolves accusations that Bayer and its Monsanto unit failed to substantiate their repeated claims about Roundup products containing the active ingredient glyphosate.
The claims violated state laws against false and misleading advertising, and breached Monsanto’s 1996 settlement with New York over its advertising of Roundup at the time.
The settlement requires Bayer to stop advertising glyphosate-based Roundup as a safe and non-toxic product.
The $6.9 million will be spent on reducing the impact of pesticides on pollinators and aquatic species.