The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the issue of pesticides

31.07.2026

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled on the issue of pesticides, in a case between Monsanto and a private individual named Dornell. The individual filed a lawsuit in Missouri state court claiming that Roundup, a glyphosate-based pesticide, causes cancer and should therefore include a cancer warning on its label. The Missouri court accepted the lawsuit. On appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, it was ruled that the federal pesticide law FIFRA overrides state legislation. Under FIFRA, states are not allowed to impose labeling requirements in addition to or different from those required by the law to ensure uniformity across the United States. The law gives the EPA responsibility for monitoring pesticide safety and imposing labeling requirements. Because the EPA did not require a cancer warning, the Supreme Court ruled that a Missouri court could not require the product to be labeled with such a cancer warning

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the issue of pesticides