Iowa Lawmakers Try Again to Shield Pesticide Companies From Lawsuits
February 05, 2025 | Source: IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH | by Cami Koons
In a cramped Senate meeting room, Iowa senators voted 2-1 Wednesday to advance a bill that would defend pesticide companies from lawsuits based on failure to warn claims.
The same bill was put forward last year and is again supported by Bayer, which manufactures the pesticide RoundUp, and is opposed by environmental groups and the Iowa Farmers Union.
Bayer has faced a series of lawsuits where plaintiffs allege the product caused their cancer, though the company maintains its product and the chemical glyphosate is not carcinogenic.
Sen. Mike Bousselot, chair of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee, said Senate Study Bill 1051 means “you shouldn’t be able to sue a company for having a label that is appropriately following all the rules for labeling.”