Paxton Probes Corporations Allegedly ‘Poisoning Texans’ With A Pesticide MAHA Hates
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he is launching a probe into alleged glyphosate contamination in food. Paxton’s office issued Civil Investigative Demands to major food and pesticide…
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he is launching a probe into alleged glyphosate contamination in food.
Paxton’s office issued Civil Investigative Demands to major food and pesticide companies including PepsiCo and Bayer, which makes the weedkiller Roundup. Glyphosate is the most commercially successful and widely used herbicide of all time.
“If any corporation is using regulatory loopholes to poison our kids with glyphosate, we will find out and we will secure justice,” Paxton said in a statement. “My office is also investigating whether major food companies are complying with Texas law and whether consumers, especially parents, have been misled about the health claims of common food products marketed to their families.”
“No corporation is above the law, and no illegal action will go unpunished,” he continued.
PepsiCo did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
“There were a series of inaccurate and misleading claims made in the statements from the Texas Attorney General’s office around the use and safety of glyphosate-based products,” Bayer told the DCNF in a statement on Wednesday. “We have been working with their office on this inquiry and will continue to provide relevant information to clarify the facts.”