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Monsanto guilty in 'false ad' row
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of BBC News
Posted: November 28th, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8308903.stm
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). Roundup is the world's best-selling herbicide. Monsanto also sells crops genetically-engineered to be tolerant to Roundup. French environmental groups had brought the case in 2001 on the basis that glyphosate, Roundup's main ingredient, is classed as "dangerous for the environment" by the European Union. Earlier this month, Monsanto reported a fourth quarter loss of $233m (147m), driven mostly by a drop in sales of its Roundup brand.
Note: For an article on the dangers of Monsanto's RoundUp, click here.
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