French court finds complaint brought by family in Bayer glyphosate case inadmissible, media says
Bayer, which produces the herbicide, said it acknowledged the court's decision, "which did not find the company liable".
Lawyers for the Grataloup family said: "It is clearly a big disappointment for the Grataloup family and for us ... The case deserves to be submitted to the appeals court."
The lawsuit was one of the first high-profile cases centring specifically on prenatal exposure to glyphosate and congenital malformations in a child.
Research has suggested prenatal exposure to glyphosate may affect babies' health at birth, but successful lawsuits have been rare. Bayer has said the product is safe for human use.
The German pharmaceutical and biotechnology group has paid around $10 billion to settle disputed claims in the United States that its weedkiller Roundup, based on glyphosate, causes cancer.
The European Union last renewed the approval of the use of glyphosate in 2023, through December 2033.
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