Bayer loses libel action over pesticide harm to bees claim (Updated)
Bayer has failed in its attempt to sue Friends of the Earth Germany over its claims that thiacloprid, a pesticide manufactured by Bayer, harms bees.
16 Mar 2015, Alison Mulvaney, Product Manager at Bayer Garden
The key point to understand about this judgement is that relates purely to freedom of speech. It contains no comment whatsoever on the accuracy or otherwise of the statements being made by BUND. The essential point is that Bayer’s thiacloprid-based products have officially been classified as ’not harmful for bees’ and continue to be so.
