Brazil approves Syngenta's insect-resistant Bt11

ZURICH, June 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's national biosafety committee gave green light for the sale of Syngenta's (SYNN.VX) genetically modified Bt11 corn, the company said on Friday.

Syngenta's insect-resistant Bt11 is already approved for cultivation countries such as Argentina, Canada, Philippines, United States and South Africa.

It has import approval for the European Union.

Environmental and consumer groups resisted the legalization of GMO crops in Brazil for years. The government passed a new biosafety law in 2005 that cleared the way for the legalization of GMO use after a black market in GMO soy in Brazil's south flourished for years.

Syngenta is the world's largest agrochemicals company, and makes products to kill weeds and bugs as well as genetically modified seeds. (Reporting by Eva Kuehnen; Editing by Quentin Bryar)