A Prince Albert-area organic seed grower is one of six Canadian plaintiffs suing Monsanto in federal district court in New York over the legality of the U.S. crop science company's patents on its genetically modified (GM) seed.
The action was filed Tuesday by the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT), a U.S.-based non-profit legal services organization, on behalf of the Organic Seed Growers & Trade Association, which represents 270,000 organic producers, as well as other plaintiffs from Canada and the U.S.
But Lucy Sharratt of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, which represents 18 organizations opposed to GM foods, said organic producers cannot be guaranteed Monsanto won't sue them in the event of contamination.
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