From CBC News/Written by By Joanne Levasseur

A company in the West-African nation of Burkina Faso is suing Winnipeg-based Cypher Environmental for $10 million.

The lawsuit, filed in Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, said a dust prevention product purchased from the Winnipeg firm by Entreprise de Construction de l’Habitat did not work.

According to the lawsuit, Cypher’s representative claimed its product called “Dust Stop” suppressed the spread of dust on unpaved roads. That claim is widely advertised on its website.

In early 2008, the Burkina Faso company did an initial test of the product, saw promising results and ordered more.

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