Bayer and Syngenta accused of breaching legal obligations and unethical behaviour over brain toxicity studies

Pesticide companies Bayer and Syngenta have been excoriated in a European parliament hearing after failing to disclose studies on the brain toxicity of their products.

European regulators said the companies had “breached legal obligations” and behaved “unethically”. MEPs questioning executives from the companies said their actions had been “outrageous” and represented a “scandal”. The companies rejected the accusations and said they had provided all “relevant” studies.

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