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First Viptera class-action trial scheduled for June
Feb 6, 2017, 12:55 PM
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The first trial in a number of class-action lawsuits against Syngenta over the release of its Viptera corn trait is scheduled for early June.
The trial will take place in a federal court in Kansas City, Kansas.
Syngenta is facing several lawsuits regarding the MIR162 biotech trait, released under the name Agrisure Viptera in 2010. The lawsuits claim Syngenta’s release of the technology, which was not approved for import by China at the time, caused significant losses to corn farmers across the U.S.
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