Russia’s consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said it has suspended the import and use of Monsanto GM corn.

Rospotrebnadzor said the country’s Institute of Nutrition had been asked to assess the validity of a study by the University of Caen. It has also contacted the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health & Consumers to ask it to clarify the European Union’s position on the corn’s safety.