Cory Booker pitches bill to allow lawsuits against pesticide makers over ‘toxic products’
by Carey Gillam from on (#6YQ5V)
Pesticide Injury Accountability Act would ensure that Bayer, Syngenta and others can be held responsible for allegedly causing health issues
Cory Booker on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a federal right of action", allowing people to sue pesticide makers such as Bayer and Syngenta, and others, for allegedly causing health issues such as cancer and Parkinson's disease.
The Pesticide Injury Accountability Act would ensure that pesticide manufacturers can be held responsible for the harm caused by their toxic products", according to a summary of the bill. The legislation would be amended to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1972 (Fifra).
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