Russia Suspends Import of Monsanto Corn on Health Concerns
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Russia has temporarily suspended the import and sales of Monsanto Co.’s genetically-modified NK 603 corn until the country gets further information on the safety of the products, the consumer safety watchdog said.
The watchdog, known as Rospotrebnadzor, asked scientists at Russia’s Institute of Nutrition to review a French study, which raised questions about the long-term effect of St. Louis-based Monsanto’s NK 603 corn on rats, according to a statement on Rospotrebnadzor’s website yesterday.