Monsanto Research Paper

Monsanto manufactures and produces a Bovine growth hormone known a Posilac. Posilac is a transgenic hormone that’s injected into cows increasing dairy production by 20 % these hormones threaten our health. In 1985 Posilac was submitted to the FDA for approval. Richard Burroughs was the FDA veterinarian at the time he stated the data submitted by Monsanto was missing a lot of information. Monsanto failed to mention the diseases and reproductive system that Posilac causes. Mr. Burrough was later fired when he requested further testing off Posilac. He was threatened by Monsanto’s lawyers and FDA files were stolen after request for further testing. No one investigated the lab results, claims and studies of Monsanto. It seems that once Monsanto is involved in something everyone turns the other way proving that Monsanto is in control of everything food related.

You may not have heard about Monsanto but you’ve probably eaten genetically modified foods. What do the two have in common and how are they killing us? Here are some hard facts. Monsanto is an international agriculture company whose history dates back to the early 20th century. They began by creating the artificial sweetener saccharin. Later they moved on to carcinogenic chemicals like Agent Orange, used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. After receiving numerous environmental violations and lawsuits, today Monsanto is involved in biotechnology and the agriculture business. Monsanto suggests that they help farmers grow bigger crops, faster, while using fewer resources. But what they leave out is how they

Monsanto is an American agrochemical corporation which manufactures pesticides and GMO crops. One of the most well recognized herbicides is Monsanto’s Roundup, which contains the carcinogen glyphosate. To prevent from killing the crops when farmers apply Roundup to their fields, Monsanto invented GMO versions of many staple crops such as corn, soybeans, and cotton which resist Roundup. Like the weeds, these GMO crops still absorb glyphosate, however the crops are able to stay alive through changes in their genetic makeup which make them herbicide resistant. The herbicide tolerance of certain crops has been adopted because it, “simplifies weed control to the use of a single herbicide and a flexible and easy management strategy” (Labrada, 2003), as well as decreasing the cost of weed control programs. As a result, Monsanto bought out most small farms and now owns 80% of the U.S. market share of corn and 93% of the U.S. market share of soy, which are then sold to modern food processing. Upwards of 75% of the processed food on American supermarket shelves contain genetically engineered ingredients. Not only are Americans consuming massive amounts of GMOs, which pose a huge health risk themselves, they are also consuming massive amounts of glyphosate, a chemical known to cause cancer and birth defects (Kruger, 2014). If society stopped consuming carcinogens, the cancer epidemic will be

The film discusses Monsanto, a large multinational agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation, at length. The film mentions Roundup, a product produced by Monsanto, but doesn’t go into detail about the effect Roundup has on human health. “We started to hear rumblings about genetically engineered soybeans that could resist the application of Roundup, and when Roundup is sprayed over the top of it, it killed every weed out there except for this ‘Roundup ready’ soybean.” says a farmer that was interviewed for the film. The film continues to go in depth regarding how Roundup contaminates other farmer’s seeds and how Monsanto then sues the farmers for “stealing”, but the film never discusses the truly terrifying health problem GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms) can produce. Alexis Baden-Mayer, a woman who is a part of the Organic Consumers Association, said in an article for ecowatch.com that Roundup can create dozens of serious health problems. The health problems include ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, Anencephaly, Autism, birth defects, brain cancer, breast cancer, celiac disease, chronic kidney disease, Colitis, depression, diabetes, heart disease, and many more. Focused too much on the politics of Monsanto, the film failed to explain the true concern involved with Monsanto’s

The seed police at Monsanto’s are in place to going after growers who reuse its seeds' technology. The seed police are in place to protect the investment of the company. Farmers have also criticized Monsanto for its aggressive efforts to identify unauthorized Roundup growers. In an attempt to crack down on seed piracy, Monsanto employs private investigators who conduct random farm audits and collect crop samples from the fields of alleged violators (Cross, 2000). To solidify its case against Schmeiser, Monsanto investigators entered the farmer's fields without his consent and collected crop samples without his permission. Monsanto’s is no stranger to the legal system. Most of their legal troubles deal with bribery and patents. Monsanto was

Monsanto is known for its dishonesty and transparency, on the safety and benefits of the ingredients used in genetically modified organisms. The USDA does not require long term studies about the safety of consuming genetically modified organisms. Thus causing independent studies to raise questions about health risks from consuming products that contain GMO products. Monsanto pioneered the biotechnology industry by applying its business model to agriculture. Early in 2013 the movement of “March against Monsanto” began to demonstrate in protest against GMOs. Monsanto claims, “that they are no dangers to consumption of GM-foods by people”(Micahael Wald “GMO-genetically modified organisms dangerous or necessary?" Health reference center

Monsanto is a powerful corporation with the same greedy carelessly destructive agenda as the big oil and pharmaceutical companies. They were the company behind the notorious Agent Orange, a chemical used during the Vietnam war, responsible for killing and disfiguring millions of Vietnamese people. Part of the chemical make up of Agent Orange, otherwise known as 2,4-D has reemerged in their products with the help of Monsanto’s partner company, Dow Chemical. Monsanto, most well known for their Round Up Ready products, which are seeds that grow their own herbicides, allows farmers to spray round up on their weeds without damaging their crops. However, over the years, farmers have discovered that their weeds have grown resistant to Round Up, which

Monsanto was founded in 1901 by John Francis Queeny. In 1996, Monsanto introduced it’s first genetically modified organism seeds to the United States. This caused the farmers to lose a lot of the seeds that they had been saving through a process known as seed saving. Seed saving is when the farmer keeps the reproductive material from the seeds to use in the upcoming years. When Monsanto put out their GMO seeds this caused the farmers to lose all ownership of their seeds and the power went from the farmers to the huge corporations who now owned 93 percent of the soy market and 80 percent of the corn market. Monsanto has sued many farmers across the United States because the company believes that the farmers are seed saving and refusing to buy the GMO seeds from them. Each farmer who uses Monsanto is under a contract with very strict rules and regulations which are designed to put the farmer at a juridicial disadvantage. “The estimated total of settlements paid to Monsanto by farmers ($85.7 to $160.6

For countless centuries, farmers have fed humanity by saving the seed from one year's crop to plant the following year. But Monsanto, the company that claims its motives are to help feed the hungry, has developed what it calls a "Technology Protection System" that renders seeds sterile. Commonly known as "terminator technology" and developed with taxpayer funding by the USDA [US Department of Agriculture] and Delta & Pine Land Company (an affiliate of Monsanto), the process genetically alters seeds so that their offspring will be sterile for all time. If employed, this technology would ensure that farmers cannot save their own seeds but would have to come back to Monsanto year after year to purchase new ones.” The evidence provides a depiction of the deceptive nature of GMO companies like Monsanto. They only have one goal. Profit. As evident by the “terminator technology” employed by Monsanto. We as a species for centuries as stated in the article have collected seeds and planted the next harvest for the previous harvest. Every year with this GMO seed Monsanto forces the small farmers to pay ungodly premiums just to feed their families. A quote from the article titled The Spread of High-Yield Crops Is Depleting

In the United States and Canada, Monsanto is spending millions of dollars for companies to remove the genetically modified organisms label and requested them to put ‘Natural’ on their products instead. One example of this is a big company, Kellogg’s. One of Kellogg’s brands, Kashi, was sued for falsely advertising their products as ‘all natural’ or with ‘nothing artificial’. Kashi paid five million to resolve what they had done. With more investigation, it was found that Kellogg’s paid the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) $221,852 to oppose the genetically modified organisms labeling bill. The GMA was later sued for taking the money from the donors who funded them and found, “The GMA has contributed $7,222,500 to the campaign opposing

The authors of the article are very intentional in their choice of words, referring to Monsanto’s surveyors as “strangers” several times, to drive home the bizarre tactics that are employed on the people of the farming industry. The local farmers are even said to refer to the Monsanto investigators as “the seed police” or “Gestapo”, and the “Mafia”. (pg 162). Later in the investigation, it is explained that the stranger, “Investigator Jeffery Moore”, had spied on who he thought to be Rinehart, observing him planting soybeans from afar. The secret seed police gathered samples of the planted soybean seeds, and had them analyzed. They came up positive for the gene that Monsanto uses in their Roundup Ready seed, and a lawsuit ensued. It eventually

(1b, c, & d) From a business standpoint, Monsanto seems to have their business plan diligently mapped for when they jumped on the bandwagon and began patenting their pesticides and seeds. Because of the thousands of patents they own, it gives them the rights to any single farm that grows their seeds; whether the farmer even knows it or not. In many cases, because Monsanto has patents on living organisms, they mutate, breed, or simply end up in a farmers crops without their knowledge. A genetically modified crop looks no different that one that has not been genetically altered. In the documentary, a few farmers under the control of Monsanto’s thumbs were accused of growing Monsanto’s Round Up Ready crops when they never explicitly went out of their way to plant it. One farmer that stood out was Percy Schmeiser. Percy and his

With over 20,000 employees worldwide Monsanto pledges to help farmers successfully grow crops with sustainable solutions created to conquer such challenges as unpredictable weather, soil erosion, pests and plant diseases. Monsanto is thinking ahead to how they can help feed a growing population expected to reach 9.6 billion by the year 2050 (Monsanto.com.) Their main focus is to empower farmers and:

Companies that operate under a moral obligation, have a duty to their stakeholders and society to operate in a morally acceptable manner that is not enforced by laws. Monsanto’s early years saw the development of food chemicals such as saccharine, to industrial commodities such as plastic and synthetic rubber to the dangerous agent orange. As of 1981, Monsanto has transitioned their business from a chemical industry to a biotechnology company focused on modified plant seeds. Monsanto can fulfill their moral obligation by providing a better life for the farmers that use their products while also providing a better-quality food product to the consumer. The seeds have been altered to ensure that the farmers are not taking any crop losses to

Things have been changing quickly in our world. GMOs have developed at an alarming pace, and are now being credited with being able to save millions from starvation. Seeds can be patented, when only a few years ago there were only public seed. The atomic bomb has been created and improved, and has the potency to wipe out all the life on our delicate planet. All these inventions and more can be attributed, in some way or another, to a chemical company called Monsanto. The Monsanto Company is an institution whose impact in the areas of chemicals and food has become a massive game-changer, but is also causing potentially dangerous side effects and consequences.