NGOs accuse Bayer of hiding glyphosate risk data

An NGO grouping said it had filed claims in an Austrian court alleging that chemicals firm Bayer withheld data showing health risks from exposure to its herbicide glyphosate, which the EU has proposed to keep using for 10 more years.
Environmental activists have long said there is scientific evidence that glyphosate may cause cancer, poison aquatic life and be fatal to key pollinators like bees, which Bayer and some experts dispute.
Bayer, which sells the widely used glyphosate under the Roundup brand, denied having "withheld any scientific studies", saying in a statement that it "has always acted in a completely transparent manner". Glyphosate is classified as a "probable carcinogen" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer at the World Health Organization (WHO).