Global 2000 et al v. Monsanto, BfR and EFSA Reference : No description Complaint date : March 2, 2016 Status : Final judgment Place of jurisdiction : Germany, Berlin Plaintiffs types : Environmental NGOs Plaintiffs names : Global 2000, Nature & Progrès Belgique, Générations Futures, Pesticide Action Network UK, Pesticide Action Network Europe, WeMove Europe Defendants : Monsanto, BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment), EFSA Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : Josef Unterweger Case nature : Criminal court Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : Herbicide, Glyphosate, Roundup Requests : To record the evidence offered ; to examine the statement of facts in terms of its relevance under criminal law ; to keep the reporting parties informed of the progress of the proceedings. Name of the Court : Public prosecutor's office (Staatanwaltschaft) of Berlin, Germany Jurisdiction level : Decision date : No description Decision nature : Negative Decision content : The prosecutor decided that there was no need to conduct an investigation to confirm whether there had been a deliberate act of scientific fraud. Legal basis : No description Court Ruling : No description Summary : NGOs claim that Monsanto, BfR and EFSA have committed scientific fraud with regard to the risks of glyphosate. Although the glyphosate studies commissioned by Monsanto are known for their blatant scientific fraud and falsification, BfR accepted them in Monsanto's application for renewal of the authorisation without subjecting them to a thorough review and gave a favourable opinion on the application. EFSA accepted the BfR's conclusions and announced that it did not consider the classification and labelling of glyphosate as a carcinogen to be appropriate, in contradiction with the results of the available studies. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : Statement of facts from the lawyer