Demanda Colectiva Maíz

Corn Class Action Lawsuit Wins Judgment from Economy for Disregarding Request to Countersue U.S. demandacolectivamaiz.org/dem…

Mexico's Demanda Colectiva Maíz (Maíz Class Action Lawsuit) has won a new legal victory in the fight for food sovereignty. The federal court said the government must respond to their demand that Mexico countersue the U.S. under the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) for * Missing analyses and safety studies on GMO maize * Biased risk assessments. After two years without a response from the Ministry of Economy, the federal court has ordered it to respond to Demanda Colectiva Maíz's request to activate USMCA mechanisms against the United States in the area of agricultural biotechnology. Demanda Colectiva Maíz, initiated in 2013 in Mexico by citizens and organizations, seeks to permanently ban the planting of genetically modified corn and the use of glyphosate to protect native biodiversity, health, and food sovereignty. BACKSTORY: In 2022, the Mexican government banned the import of toxic GMO corn for human consumption and livestock feed. The ban would have gone into effect in 2024, but the U.S. government, urged by Bayer-Monsanto, launched a trade dispute under the USMCA. In December 2024, the corporate trade-dispute panel ruled in favor of the U.S.. forcing Mexico to buy GMO corn from the U.S.