A retired Manitoba farmer is hoping to lead a class-action lawsuit against the makers of Roundup, alleging he developed cancer after using the herbicide.
The suit says the Lorette-area farmer used Roundup on a weekly basis on his family farm as directed.
He was first diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1996 and the cancer returned in May, despite treatment.
The proposed class action against Bayer, the German multinational company that now owns Monsanto, has yet to be certified by a Manitoba court.
Health Canada in May 2017 released a report which determined that glyphosate is not a concern to human health or the environment when used according to the label.
The findings were published in the agency's final re-evaluation on the product.
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