The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to reevaluate the safety of the herbicide paraquat. As per EPA chief Lee Zeldin, the agency requires manufacturers to prove the herbicide's safety ...

Paraquat is the active ingredient in herbicides such as Gramaxone SL 2.0. Paraquat is a widely used broad-spectrum herbicide. It is a quick acting, non-selective compound (Group 22, Photosystem ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reaffirmed its 2021 decision to approve the use of paraquat-based herbicides on American farmlands, despite outcry from public health advocates.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A conservation group in California is pushing for a statewide ban on paraquat after a preliminary report released Monday indicates a potential link to human birth defects.

(Reuters) - As litigation over Bayer AG's Roundup winds down, another widely used herbicide, paraquat, could fuel a new mass tort, with significant potential liability for ChemChina's Syngeta Group ...

Lawyers and activists who allege that the weed killer glyphosate causes cancer have moved on to a second target: another herbicide called paraquat. Claiming this chemical can cause Parkinson's Disease ...

LONDON, Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Paraquat, one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, was firstly launched in Britain in 1962 and introduced to China in 1978. But it is highly toxic, ...