Ag groups sue California over glyphosate declaration

Ag groups sue California over glyphosate declaration Western Farm Press National Association of Wheat Growers Agricultural groups, including the National Association of Wheat Growers, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against California and its regulatory conclusions related to glyphosate, the popular active ingredient in herbicides. At issue is California’s decision last July to force what plaintiffs are calling “false and misleading warning labels” under the state’s Proposition 65 labeling law. Prop. 65 is a voter-passed initiative that requires the state to publish a list of all chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. California opted to include glyphosate on that list, in spite of what plaintiffs say is evidence to the contrary. NAWG says California ignored its own scientific reviews, as well as those conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the European Chemicals agency in making the claim.