Former Monsanto boss said government regulatory agencies in the 1980s simply depended on data supplied by Monsanto while giving approvals. Data often fake and pattern is still followed until this day by Monsanto
Entries Tagged as 'Gen-food'
Monsanto ‘faked’ data for approvals claims its ex-chief
February 13th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Asia · Corruption · Gen-food
Monsanto GM Corn Causing Organ Failure In Rats Study
January 20th, 2010 · No Comments
Three types of Monsanto genetically modified corn are under scrutiny in the wake of a new study published by the International Journal Of Biological Sciences which found that rats ingesting the corn were subject to statistically significant amounts of organ toxicity.
Tags: Gen-food
Bayer Admits GMO Contamination is Out of Control
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Bayer has admitted it has been unable to control the spread of its genetically-engineered organisms despite ‘the best practices [to stop contamination]‘(1). It shows that all outdoors field trials or commercial growing of GE crops must be stopped before our crops are irreversibly contaminated.
Tags: Gen-food · Science Health
Worlwide Corporate Control of Agriculture: The New Farm Owners
November 17th, 2009 · No Comments
Corporate Investors Lead the Rush for Control over Overseas Farmland
With all the talk about “food security,” and distorted media statements like “South Korea leases half of Madagascar’s land,”1 it may not be evident to a lot of people that the lead actors in today’s global land grab for overseas food production are not countries or [...]
Tags: Corruption · Gen-food · Globalization
Why boys are turning into girls
November 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Here’s something rather rotten from the State of Denmark. Its government yesterday unveiled official research showing that two-year-old children are at risk from a bewildering array of gender-bending chemicals in such everyday items as waterproof clothes, rubber boots, bed linen, food, nappies, sunscreen lotion and moisturising cream.
Tags: Gen-food · Pollution · Science Health
Argentina: Disappearing Farmers, Disappearing Food
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Worldwide, industrial mono-culture farming has displaced traditional food production and farmers, wreaking havoc on food prices and food sovereignty. This is particularly true for the global south, where land has been concentrated for crops destined for biodiesel and animal feed. In response, peasants and small farmers organized actions in more than 53 countries on October 15 for International Food Day as an initiative of Via Campesina, one of the largest independent social movement organizations, representing nearly 150 million people globally.
Tags: Gen-food · Globalization · Latin America · Poverty
Court: Monsanto guilty of false claims about product safety Roundup
October 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Glyphosate, Roundup’s main ingredient, is classed as “dangerous for the environment” by the European Union
France’s highest court has ruled that US agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its best-selling weed-killer, Roundup. The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as “biodegradable” and claimed it [...]
Tags: Gen-food
International Paper Treads Monsanto’s Path to ‘Frankenforests’
August 28th, 2009 · No Comments
International Paper Co., the world’s largest pulp and paper maker, plans to remake commercial forests in the same way Monsanto Co. revolutionized farms with genetically modified crops
Tags: Gen-food · Science Health
GMO Scandal: The Long Term Effects of Genetically Modified Food on Humans
August 1st, 2009 · No Comments
The GMO agribusiness companies like Monsanto, BASF, Pioneer, Syngenta and others prohibit independent research on the long term effects of genetically modified food on humans.
Tags: Corruption · Gen-food · Science Health
Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food
July 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Studies indicate serious health risks with GM food,” including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, insulin regulation, changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system
Tags: Gen-food · Science Health


















