Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 2/28/18

A federal judge has handed a legal victory to Monsanto by ordering a preliminary injunction to a California requirement that the company place cancer risk warning labels on its Roundup products. The judge wrote there was "insufficient evidence" that the active ingredient in the popular weed killer causes cancer. 

As a result of the ruling, Monsanto can go forward with its suit citing free speech issues. However, the judge did allow California to continue listing glyphosate as a chemical known to cause cancer in its health and safety codes because Monsanto failed to show "irreparable harm."

Monsanto's case seen as having merits: The ruling bodes well for Monsanto's broader attempt to permanently keep California regulators from requiring the warning labels (the judge's ruling is a temporary stop until a full trial on the merits). The order "is a strong indication that they will prevail and obtain a permanent injunction on the warning requirement," said Stewart Fried, an attorney at Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz. More on what the judge said here by Pro Ag's Liz Crampton.