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Monsanto Found Guilty of Chemical Poisoning in France

by Peter A. Belmont / 2012-02-24
© 2012 Peter Belmont

  As reported at Alternet, originally by Reuters.

EXCERPT:

The monumental case paves the way for legal action against Monsanto’s Roundup and other harmful herbicides and pesticides made by other manufacturers.

In a major victory for public health and what will hopefully lead to other nations taking action, a French court decided that GMO crops monster Monsanto is guilty of chemically poisoning a French farmer. The grain grower, Paul Francois, says he developed neurological problems such as memory loss and headaches after being exposed to Monsanto’s Lasso weedkiller back in 2004. The monumental case paves the way for legal action against Monsanto’s Roundup and other harmful herbicides and pesticides made by other manufacturers.
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