Monsanto abandons plans to sell GM maize in France

Monsanto recently scrapped plans to sell its MON810 genetically modified maize in France this year or any time soon.

“Monsanto considers that favourable conditions for the sale of the MON810 in France in 2012 and beyond are not in place,” said a spokesperson for the company.

Monsanto had not sold MON810 seed in France since spring 2007. A French court ruling in November 2011 had overturned a 2008 government ban on the sale of MON810.