2013-06-05 | permalink

Monsanto legal risks linger with suit as wheat futures rebound

Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company, may face more complaints from farmers even as tests so far haven’t shown unapproved gene-altered wheat anywhere beyond an Oregon farm where it was found. The company was sued in federal court in Wichita by a Kansas farmer who accused it of negligently releasing genetically altered wheat seed in the U.S. and damaging the market for his crop. The lawsuit filed June 3 by Ernest Barnes of Morton County, Kansas, may be the first of many against St. Louis-based Monsanto alleging contamination, his lawyers said in a statement.

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• American Lawyer, USA: Monsanto sued over genetically modified wheat
• Yahoo News!, USA: Kan. farmer sues Monsanto over GMO wheat discovery
• Business Week, USA: U.S. wheat may drop as rogue strain spurs concern, UN says
• Oregon Live, USA: Genetically modified wheat: Oregon growers shocked at discovery, seek to reassure export markets
• Monsanto, USA: Updated: Monsanto statement on USDA GM wheat report