Bayer reaches New York settlement over Roundup advertising

German chemical firm Bayer CropScience has reached a US$6.9M settlement with the New York attorney general’s office over claims about the safety of its weedkiller products, AP News reported on 15 June.

The focus of the lawsuit was on advertising by Monsanto, acquired by Bayer in 2018, claiming its Roundup herbicide “won’t harm anything but weeds”, AP News wrote.

These claims breached a previous settlement reached between New York state and Monsanto two decades earlier, in which Monsanto had agreed to stop making claims about the safety of Roundup products containing glyphosate.

“Pesticides can cause serious harm to the health of our environment and pose a deadly threat to wildlife, including pollinators and other species vital to agriculture,” New York Attorney General Letitia James was quoted as saying.

Bayer noted that the state’s legal claim focused on advertising practices, not on health risks to humans, AP News wrote. The company has paid out billions of dollars to settle lawsuits claiming Roundup caused cancer. Although the US Environmental Protection Agency had ruled in 2020 that the herbicide did not pose a health risk to people, a California federal appeals court ordered the agency to re-examine the ruling last year.

26 August 2023

PORAM Annual Dinner

Grand Ballroom, One World Hotel, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia https://poram.org.my/events-2023

3-8 September 2023

FOSFA Introductory Course + FOSFA Advanced Course University of Greenwich, London, UK www.fosfa.org/education

4-6 September 2023

Fastmarkets Biofuels and Feedstocks Europe 2023 Hilton, Rotterdam www.fastmarkets.com/agriculture/ biofuels-feedstocks-europe

14 September 2023

19th International Black Sea Grain & Oil Intercontinental Hotel, Kyiv, Ukraine (+ Online) https://ukragroconsult.com/en/ conference/black-sea-grain-and-oil-2023

17-20 September 2023

Euro Fed Lipid Congress & Expo Poznań Congress Centre, Poland https://veranstaltungen.gdch.de/tms/ frontend/index.cfm?l=11215&sp_id=2

24-27 September 2023

16th International Rapeseed Congress Sydney, Australia www.irc2023sydney.com

28-30 September 2023

Globoil India 2023

Westin Mumbai Powai Lake, Mumbai, India https://globoilindia.com

4-6 October 2023

13th Palmex Indonesia 2023 Medan, Indonesia http://palmoilexpo.com

9-11 October 2023

Algae Biomass Summit Madison, Wisconsin, USA www.eaba-association.org/en/events/ algae-biomass-summit-2023

11-13 October 2023

Argus Biofuels Europe Conference London, UK (+ Online) www.argusmedia.com/en/ conferences-events-listing/biofuels emPOC2023 provides opportunities for participants to network and receive updates on topics surrounding the supply and demand of palm and major edible oils, latest developments in deforestation regulation and the industry’s progress towards achieving net zero emission targets.

Be part of the 2nd East Malaysia Palm & Lauric Oils Conference & Exhibition (emPOC2023) organised by Bursa Malaysia Derivatives. This event will be held from 4-5 September 2023 at the Imperial Hotel, Kuching, Malaysia.

For over 30 years, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives’ flagship POC event has served as an annual gathering of key decision makers and leading thinkers in the global edible oils industry. In addition to the established POC conference in Kuala Lumpur, Bursa Malaysia launched emPOC in Sabah for the first time in 2022, in response to the growing significance of the crude palm oil supply market in the East Malaysia region. Following the success of the inaugural emPOC, Bursa Malaysia is pleased to host this year’s event in Sarawak.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, which provides, operates and maintains a futures and options exchange. The exchange offers the world’s most liquid Crude Palm Oil Futures (FCPO) contract, consolidating Malaysia’s position as the global centre for palm oil price discovery.

For emPOC2023 sponsorship opportunity and other enquiries, please contact: Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad E-mail: poc@bursamalaysia.com Website: em.pocmalaysia.com

23-24 October 2023

The Future of Oilseeds: Prospects for Plant-Based Proteins? Frankfurt, Germany www.dgfett.de/meetings/aktuell

23-25 October 2023

International Fish Meal and Fish Oil Organisation (IFFO) Annual Conference Cape Town, South Africa www.iffo.com/annual-conference-2023

24-25 October 2023

Future of Biofuels 2023

Copenhagen, Denmark https://fortesmedia.com/ future-of-biofuels-2023,4,en,2,1,27.html

24-27 October 2023

North American Renderers Association Annual Convention

Ritz Carlton, Naples, Florida, USA https://nara.org/about-us/events

7-9 November 2023

International Palm Oil Congress & Exhibition (PIPOC) 2023

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia http://pipoc.mpob.gov.my

9 November 2023

FOSFA Annual Dinner Geneva, Switzlerland www.fosfa.org/news/events/ fosfa-annual-dinner-2023/

10 November 2023

PORAM Annual Forum https://poram.org.my/events-2023

13-15 November 2023

AAOCS Lipid Conference Australia

Newcastle, NSW, Australia https://aaocs2023.wordpress.com

20-22 November 2023

Roundtable on Responsible Palm Oil (RSPO) Annual Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT2023)

Hotel Mulia Senayan Jakarta

Indonesia https://rspo.org/event/save-the-datert2023-in-jakarta-20-22-november-2023