By Prensa Latina
Paris : The legal battle in France to ban the transgenic corn strain OGM MON810 produced by the US company Monsanto has had a successful end with the official ban released Saturday.
French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier announced a decree that bans trading with corn seeds developed from the genetically altered MON810 strain. The ban will be in force until a new trading license is arranged.
Ex presidential candidate Jose Bove, who carried out a hunger strike in Paris last January to protest transgenic products, considers it a success.
Despite the victory the cabinet will be now faced with lawsuit by local producers who claim losses worth $10 million euros.
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