On 22 November 2019, Monsanto, the US-based chemical giant, admitted to using a banned pesticide in one of its bases in Hawaii islands, U.S. Besides, Monsanto agreed to pay a total amount of USD 10 million, including US$6 million criminal fine and US$4 million in community service payments to Hawaiian government entities.
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In the file submited to the Honolulu Court, Monsanto was accused of spraying Penncap-M, a methyl parathion-contained pesticide, on its research crops in Valley Farm in 2014, despite knowing that the Environmental Protection Agency has prohibited the use of this nerve agent since 2013.
In addition, Monsanto also admitted to have telling its employees to enter the sprayed fields a week later even though it knew the workers should have been kept from entering the area for al least 31 days.
At present, Monsanto – now owned by the pharmaceutical company Bayer of Germany – is facing several other similar lawsuits regarding its Roundup herbicide containing chemical that can cause cancer to those who expose to it.
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