date:May 25, 2012
sments have been taken up since then to suggest that the genetically modified strain is a risk to the environment.
Monsanto markets MON 810 maize under YieldGuard brand. MON 810 maize was genetically modified to include DNA from a bacteria. In 2008, the French government imposed a ban on MON 810 following public protests against the GM maize, but this ban was reversed by a French court in 2011. However, in March 2012, the government once again imposed the ban, saying that it has taken the initi