Saturday, October 17, 2009

France: Monsanto Guilty in 'False Ad' Row

BBC
October 15, 2001

France's highest court has ruled that US agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its best-selling weed-killer, Roundup.

The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as "biodegradable" and claimed it "left the soil clean".

The company was fined 15,000 euros (£13,800; $22,400). It has yet to comment on the judgment. ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8308903.stm

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