TOPEKA, Kan. (RFD News) — The Supreme Court’s recent ruling upholding federal pesticide labeling rules could have significant implications for agriculture.
RFD News farm legal expert Roger McEowen, with Kansas’ Washburn School of Law, joined us on Wednesday’s Market Day Report to discuss the ruling, which stemmed from a Missouri lawsuit alleging long-term use of the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup caused cancer.
McEowen says the Court ruled that states cannot require pesticide labels that differ from those approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. However, he says lawsuits alleging a product is defective can still move forward.
McEowen says the decision gives manufacturers more certainty when following federal labeling requirements and could help reduce costs.
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