Paraquat dichloride is an active ingredient in herbicides marketed as Gramoxone, Ortho-Paraquat, Para-SHOT, Parazone, Quick-Quat, Firestorm and Helmquat.
Legal Action Against Paraquat Manufacturers: Seeking Accountability for Parkinson's Disease
In November 2022, farmers, agricultural workers and other persons who were exposed to Paraquat and developed Parkinson’s disease brought legal action against the manufacturers of Paraquat, alleging that the manufacturers knew that Paraquat was unreasonably dangerous to human health before being sold in the 1960s.