Bayer reaches $6.9 million settlement with New York over Roundup safety claims

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Bayer reaches $6.9 million settlement with New York over Roundup safety claims

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Bayer AG agreed on Thursday to pay $6.9 million to settle claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that it misled consumers by advertising Roundup weedkiller, which has been linked to cancer, as environmentally safe.

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