{
  "id": 9761772,
  "title": "Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/revealed-the-undisclosed-safety-data-emerging-as-weedkiller-maker",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-25T12:00:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/sep/25/syngenta-paraquat-parkinsons-lawsuits-epa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Syngenta, the weedkiller manufacturer, faces mounting lawsuits in the United States stemming from concerns over its use of paraquat, a pesticide linked to Parkinson's disease. Despite global bans on the chemical, Syngenta continues to sell paraquat in the US market. Sweden first sounded the alarm over paraquat in 2004, urging for its ban, and over two dozen countries followed suit as mounting evidence of its health risks emerged. Even China, the owner of Syngenta, halted domestic use of the pesticide a decade ago after its own studies revealed concerning safety findings. In the United States, Vermont and California have recently joined the ban on paraquat, citing health risks including an association with Parkinson's disease backed by years of scientific research. California regulators recently announced that paraquat makers have agreed to voluntarily stop selling the chemical following new research that identified health concerns. Several federal lawmakers are advocating for a nationwide ban on the pesticide.",
  "summary": "Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling for a ban on the weedkilling chemical paraquat in 2004. One by one, dozens of other countries did the same as evidence of paraquat risks to human health mounted. Even the Chinese government, which owns the longtime paraquat…",
  "key_points": [
    "Syngenta sells paraquat in US despite global bans",
    "Vermont and California ban paraquat due to health risks",
    "Federal lawmakers push for nationwide paraquat ban"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}