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the great food crime .....

the great food crime .....

Most Americans know Monsanto because of what it sells to put on our lawns - the ubiquitous weed killer Roundup. What they may not know is that the company now profoundly influences - and one day may virtually control - what we put on our tables. 

For most of its history Monsanto was a chemical giant, producing some of the most toxic substances ever created, residues from which have left us with some of the most polluted sites on earth.  

Yet in a little more than a decade, the company has sought to shed its polluted past and morph into something much different and more far-reaching - an “agricultural company” dedicated to making the world “a better place for future generations.”  

Still, more than one Web log claims to see similarities between Monsanto and the fictional company “U-North” in the movie Michael Clayton, an agribusiness giant accused in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit of selling an herbicide that causes cancer.  

Monsanto's Harvest Of Fear 

It’s hard to believe that the US is so corrupt & stupid as to allow this company to intimidate so many, to peddle its lies & to get patents on so many public property items, & for so many people to be conned eg: Australia's new Agriculture Minister who, though coming from a non-farming & non-science background has allowed GM Canola to be sown in Australia as one of his first decisions. 

Many will have seen the amazing film, 'The History of Food', which covers similar ground.

sour milk .....

Every now and then, reason, outrage, determination, and citizen activism combine to defeat the forces of avarice and arrogance. This is one of those times – children, organic farmers, and cows have just triumphed over mighty Monsanto and its political handmaidens. 

For years, this biotech behemoth has thrown its ample weight around in Washington, in courthouses, in the media, and in state governments, trying to force Americans to swallow Posilac. You wouldn’t know the name of this artificial growth hormone, because Monsanto spent millions trying to hide it from consumers – an odd strategy for a corporation marketing a product. 

But Posilac is not a product that people wanted. It’s essentially a bioengineered sex hormone that’s injected into dairy cows to force their bodies to produce more milk. It’s not at all healthy for the cows, it provides no health benefits (and possibly causes serious harm) for humans, and mothers never warmed up to the idea of pouring a daily dose of sex-hormone milk for their children. 

Mighty Monsanto Gives Up