Monsanto sued in India for illegal GM brinjal...

The National Biodiversity Authority of India (NBA) has recommended legal action against seed firms Mahyco and Monsanto for violating the biodiversity protection law in promoting Bt Brinjal, NGO Environment Support Group (ESG India) said today.

"In a resolution at its meeting June 20, the NBA decided to initiate legal action against Mahyco/Monsanto and their collaborators for using local brinjal varities in developing Bt Brinjal without prior approval of the competent authorities," ESG said in a statement here, quoting from the resolution released today in New Delhi.

The NBA decision was based on a complaint filed by ESG with the Karnataka Biodiversity Board Feb 15.

 "The state board investigated the matter and informed NBA May 28 that six local varieties for development of Bt Brinjal were accessed in the state by the two companies without prior approval," the statement said. More...

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