After a major setback in court, Bayer said it might halt sales of Roundup for residential use in the United States to reduce the threat of litigation that could cost the company billions of dollars. Dicamba's reputation is tarnished, too. The EPA inspector general found that three midlevel managers altered scientific documents to support their 2018 decision to keep the herbicide on the market.Both of the weed killers would remain available to farmers. Most of the claimants in glyphosate lawsuits used Roundup ontheir lawns and gardens, said Bayer in announcing it would "engage with partners to discuss the future" of residential sales. "None of these discussions will affect the availability of glyphosate-based products in markets for professional and agricultural users."
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