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Last October we reported about a judge in Mexico who ordered Monsanto and Pioneer to stop selling genetically modified seeds, banning the planting of genetically-engineered corn in Mexico (See: Mexico Bans GMO Corn).

Sustainable Pulse has reported now that an appeal to the ban made by Monsanto has been thrown out by another Mexican judge.

Mexican Judge Throws out Monsanto Appeal to Confirm GM Maize Ban

by Sustainable Pulse

Excerpts:

A Mexican judge has thrown out the appeals of Mexico’s SEMARNAT (Environment and Natural Resources Ministry), and Monsanto, who were attempting to overturn a September court ruling that banned the planting of GM maize in Mexico.

The latest decision also goes further in securing the first judgement by stating that even if a new court case is filed on this subject by Monsanto and its government supporters, the suspension shall remain in effect until the appeals court has made a final ruling.

The Mexican federal government had allowed trial crops of GM maize to be planted in Mexico since 2009 before the shock decision in September made by the Twelfth Federal District Court for Civil Matters of Mexico City. Judge Jaime Eduardo Verdugo J. cited “the risk of imminent harm to the environment” as the basis for the decision.

The Judge’s ruling means that multinationals such as Monsanto and Pioneer are legally banned from releasing GM maize into the Mexican countryside.

Read the Full Story here: http://sustainablepulse.com/2013/12/30/mexican-judge-throws-monsanto-appeal-confirm-gm-maize-ban/