Monsanto to change name

London - The Monsanto company name, which has become synonymous with the genetically modified food business, is to be ditched…

London - The Monsanto company name, which has become synonymous with the genetically modified food business, is to be ditched, the company has revealed.

The beleaguered American biotech company is merging with the US-Swiss drugs group Pharmacia & Upjohn, and the $50 billion corporation will in future be known as Pharmacia.

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