Monsanto guilty in 'false ad' row: Roundup not biodegradable.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8308903.stm

Monsanto guilty in 'false ad' row

Monsanto's weed-killer, Roundup, is the world's best-selling herbicide

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). It has yet to comment on the judgment.

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.

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:popcorn:

That's all? That's less than pocket change to them. Fines need to be big enough to make them change their behavior.

claimed as a tax deduction.?

with a simple squirt from the convenient spray bottle, one can be rid of those pesky sprouts sneaking through the cracks in their driveway. Everyone should have some just in case!


(just hope you don't have a well)