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Exhibit 104

Monsanto public relations plan for the IARC glyphosate decision

Exhibit 104 · Internal corporate document

Monsanto public relations plan for the IARC glyphosate decision

A Monsanto plan from a February 2015 memo, written before IARC's March 2015 decision, set the goal 'Orchestrate Outcry with IARC Decision—Industry conducts robust media/social media outreach on process and outcome' and named the Genetic Literacy Project among three industry partners.

Source
Monsanto, as published by U.S. Right to Know
Date
February 2015
Grade
Reported
Document
https://usrtk.org/pesticides/how-monsanto-manufactured-outrage-at-iarc-over-cancer-classification/
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
Advocacy-organization publication. Plaintiffs' exhibit PTX 0379 is a different draft of 12 February 2015 ('Key Points Following IARC Decision') that refers to 'the orchestrated outcry that could occur following the March 3-10 IARC monograph expert meeting'; it has no tier list.

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Finding MED-4.7
Reported Before IARC classified glyphosate in 2015, a Monsanto plan set the goal "Orchestrate Outcry with IARC Decision." In 2016 its public relations agency compiled stakeholder lists that Bayer's outside counsel counted at 1,208 names in 14 documents, covering seven countries and EU institutions.