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Syngenta Group/Controversies

Syngenta Group controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022Criticism over continued Russian operations
  2. 2014Dispute involving Tyrone Hayes and atrazine research
  3. 2007Regulatory scrutiny over sales to sanctioned countries
  4. 2007Brazilian research-farm confrontation

  1. 2022

    Criticism over continued Russian operations

    Syngenta's continued sales of seeds and crop-protection products in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine drew criticism from Ukrainian officials and civil-society groups.

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  2. 2014

    Dispute involving Tyrone Hayes and atrazine research

    Syngenta faced allegations that public-relations activities sought to discredit University of California biologist Tyrone Hayes, whose research concerned possible effects of atrazine on amphibian development. Syngenta denied targeting Hayes and disputed the allegations.

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  3. 2007

    Regulatory scrutiny over sales to sanctioned countries

    Syngenta came under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission scrutiny concerning third-party sales of products in countries including Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.

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  4. 2007

    Brazilian research-farm confrontation

    An occupation of a Syngenta seed-research site in Brazil by landless farmers escalated into a violent confrontation involving private security personnel. One protester and one security guard were killed, and others were injured. A later Brazilian court rejected the company's characterization of the event as a simple confrontation and ordered compensation to victims' families.

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