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Monsanto guilty of chemically poisoning French farmer

Monsanto guilty of chemically poisoning French farmer
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A court in Lyon, France has upheld a 2012 ruling finding US biotech company Monsanto guilty of chemically poisoning a French farmer. Grain grower

A court in Lyon, France has upheld a 2012 ruling finding US biotech company Monsanto guilty of chemically poisoning a French farmer.

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Grain grower Paul François says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling the company’s Lasso weedkiller.

The Lyon Appeals Court found Monsanto “responsible” and ordered it to “fully compensate” the farmer.

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