Mund, who now struggles with Parkinson’s disease, says the herbicide is to blame for his debilitating symptoms. The lawsuit aims to “restore justice” and ban paraquat by highlighting its neurotoxic potential.
Syngenta categorically denies a link between paraquat and Parkinson’s disease, but alarming research suggests otherwise. Paraquat, banned in China and Switzerland, is believed to cross the blood-brain barrier, causing a progressive neurodegenerative disease.
Victims are demanding accountability as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reviews paraquat’s permit status.
Source: Ferra
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