Company Editor

"bayer": {
    "names": [
        "Bayer",
        "Bayer AG",
        "BAYN"
    ],
    "comment": "Bayer is a German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company which used bribery and false advertising to sell unnecessary drugs [1], sold Monsanto herbicides linked to cancer [2][3][4], and contaminated water sources with toxic chemicals [5][6]. Bayer also rushed production processes that led to an explosion killing two people [7], sold contraceptive coils that caused serious health issues [8], knowingly supplied HIV‑contaminated medications in Asia and Latin America [9], and supported the Nazis by producing Zyklon B for gas chambers [10].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/bayer-pay-40-million-resolve-alleged-use-kickbacks-and-false-statements-relating-three-drugs",
        "2": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/10/jury-orders-monsanto-pay-289-million-cancer-patient-roundup-lawsuit/962297002/",
        "3": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/26/judge-cuts-billion-award-couple-with-cancer-million-roundup-lawsuit",
        "4": "https://www.wsj.com/articles/bayer-loses-roundup-appeal-11595275537",
        "5": "https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bayer-pcb-settlement-idUSKBN28B3G0/",
        "6": "https://wtop.com/dc/2020/05/dcs-top-prosecutor-sues-herbicide-maker-for-decades-of-chemical-dumping/",
        "7": "https://cen.acs.org/articles/89/i4/Bayer-Accused-Skirting-Safety.html",
        "8": "https://www.law360.com/articles/1303088/bayer-pays-1-6b-to-settle-suits-over-essure-contraceptive",
        "9": "https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08989621.2014.882780",
        "10": "https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/bayer"
    },
    "sourceNotes": {
        "1": "used bribes and false advertising to sell drugs that were not neccessary",
        "2": "bayer subsidiary monsanto sold herbicides that caused cancer",
        "3": "bayer subsidiary monsanto sold herbicides that caused cancer",
        "4": "bayer subsidiary monsanto sold herbicides that caused cancer",
        "5": "contaminated water sources with toxic chemicals",
        "6": "contaminated water sources with toxic chemicals",
        "7": "rushed production processes leading to an explosion that killed two people",
        "8": "sold contraceptive coils that caused serious health issues",
        "9": "knowingly supplied HIV-contaminated medications to patients in asian and latin america",
        "10": "supported the nazis and produced zyklon B for gas chambers"
    },
    "tags": [
        "pharmaceuticals",
        "chemicals"
    ],
    "score": 2,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Logo_Bayer.svg",
    "siteUrl": "https://www.bayer.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2025-09-05T15:18:12.583Z"
},