OK. I need some salt and pepper...and maybe a dash of Emeril’s Essence. I’ve got some crow to eat.
Here’s the lawsuit from last year which is the first one I’ve heard of about regarding Roundup and glyphosate in general.
DeWayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company, et al, No. 3:2016cv01244 – Document 52 (N.D. Cal. 2016) (May 2, 2016). Retrieved from https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3:2016cv01244/296571/52/.
DeWayne Johnson was a groundskeeper for a school district in CA. During his course of work he applied Monsanto’s Roundup and Monsanto’s Ranger PRO herbicide. Ranger PRO is the other herbicide I saw mentioned in a court document a long time ago and was not familiar with it. Ranger PRO is another Monsanto glyphosate product with a glyphosate content of 41% plus a surfactant to help the applied mix adhere and absorb into the plant more efficiently.
So...I had suspected the “other” herbicide in this lawsuit was something in the Pramitol family. Turns out it was not...just glyphosate by another name.
Geez...real slow this morning.
And another thing: I seriously doubt being a groundskeeper for a school district limited his herbicide use and application to broad spectrum products that contain glyphosate. I would strongly speculate that he also took care of the turf with regards to controlling/eliminating broadleaf weeds that are a constant battle to control. For that he would encounter and use a varied array of products that are quite common: 2,4-D, dicamba, MCCP, triclopyr, quinclorac, etc.
Maybe the suit is going after the wrong mfr and vilifying the wrong stuff? Just sayin’... if Johnson had a broad scope of turf duties AND if one of those duties was controlling broadleaf weeds, then his exposure to the 2,4-D types of herbicide would be far greater than his exposure to glyphosate. That stuff I listed above I’ve used at one time or another. Its very odor and appearance is way more sinister than glyphosate.
Speculating that Monsanto (and now Bayer) is getting sued for perhaps another chemical being at fault because Monsanto is a big target and already a “bogeyman” due to the GMO hysteria.