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Monsanto Backed Republican Effort To Intimidate Cancer Researchers, Says Report

Monsanto Backed Republican Effort To Intimidate Cancer Researchers, Says Report

According to a report by Lee Fang for The Intercept, the Republican attempts to defund the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s cancer research arm, was, in part, backed by Monsanto. Monsanto is a St. Louis-based chemical and seed conglomerate that creates Roundup weed killer and Roundup-resistant crops. Roundup’s active […]

4y ago

$289 Million Judgment Against Monsanto In Doubt After Ruling

$289 Million Judgment Against Monsanto In Doubt After Ruling

Monsanto may get out from under a $289 million state jury judgment against it, after a judge granted a ruling that could overturn the decision or lead to a new trial, CNN reported Wednesday. Two months ago, a San Francisco Superior Court jury handed down the massive judgment against the pesticides company, siding with a […]

5y ago

Cancer-Causing Chemical Glyphosate Found In Dozens Of Children’s Breakfast Foods

Cancer-Causing Chemical Glyphosate Found In Dozens Of Children’s Breakfast Foods

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s weed-killing herbicide, Roundup, has been found in a range of breakfast foods marketed to U.S. children. On Wednesday, CBS reported that the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released their findings from a study that tested 45 samples of products from conventionally grown oats. Only two of the samples did not […]

5y ago

After The Johnson Case Verdict, ‘Roundup’ Weedkiller Could Be Pulled From British Shelves

After The Johnson Case Verdict, ‘Roundup’ Weedkiller Could Be Pulled From British Shelves

On August 10, former school groundsman Dewayne Johnson was awarded $289 million by state jury in California. His case was against manufacturer Monsanto for not properly labeling their product, Roundup. Johnson has been diagnosed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and he, his lawyer, and the jury believe that the herbicide ingredient glyphosate, found in Roundup, contributed to his […]

5y ago

California Cancer Patient Takes On Monsanto In Court, Claiming That The Pesticide Roundup Made Him Ill

California Cancer Patient Takes On Monsanto In Court, Claiming That The Pesticide Roundup Made Him Ill

Dewayne Johnson is terminally ill. The 46-year-old pest control manager for a northern California school district says that using the pesticide Roundup as many as 30 times per year exposed him to cancer-causing chemicals. He is suing agrochemical giant Monsanto and will be the first to go to trial. According to CNN, his doctors say […]

5y ago

Monsanto To Offer Cash To Farmers Using Controversial Herbicide On GMO Soy

Monsanto To Offer Cash To Farmers Using Controversial Herbicide On GMO Soy

Monsanto claims that its herbicide XtendiMax is safe when applied properly by soybean farmers. The herbicide has been linked to widespread U.S. crop damage. Regulators in multiple states are considering restrictions on the use of the weed killer. According to Reuters, the U.S. “faced an agricultural crisis this year caused by new formulations of dicamba-based […]

6y ago

#MonsantoPapers: Judge Unsealed Documents, Threatened To Sanction The Biotech Giant — Documents Now Public

#MonsantoPapers: Judge Unsealed Documents, Threatened To Sanction The Biotech Giant — Documents Now Public

Despite Monsanto’s objections, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that documents obtained during pre-trials involving the agriculture giant could be made public. The evidence pertained to 50 lawsuits against Monsanto that had been pending in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, in which plaintiffs alleged the biotech company’s flagship herbicide, RoundUp, caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma, […]

7y ago

Monsanto Roundup Ready Cancer Warnings Ordered, Is Gylphosate Deadly?

Monsanto Roundup Ready Cancer Warnings Ordered, Is Gylphosate Deadly?

Monsanto lost its battle to prevent California from requiring the biotech giant to put a cancer warning label on its Roundup Ready weed killer. The corporation insists the primary ingredient in the chemical spray, glyphosate, is safe. European studies indicate the active ingredient could pose harm to both humans and essential pollinator, honeybees. Superior Court […]

7y ago

Monsanto And The EPA Allegedly Hid Evidence Linking Roundup To Cancer

Monsanto And The EPA Allegedly Hid Evidence Linking Roundup To Cancer

There is growing evidence that the agricultural giant Monsanto and the EPA allegedly worked together to hide evidence which links Roundup to cancer, as a new court filing shows. Sixty people that contracted cancer have been named on behalf of the recent court filing which purports that the Environmental Protection Agency worked with Monsanto officials […]

7y ago

With Obama’s Signature On Controversial GMO Labeling Law, What’s A Consumer To Do?

With Obama’s Signature On Controversial GMO Labeling Law, What’s A Consumer To Do?

Now that President Obama signed a controversial measure into law establishing a Big Ag and industry-approved federal standard for labeling GMOs, consumers are coming together stronger than ever to take back their food system. Controversial language changes signed into law last week by President Obama were found in Senate Amendment 4935, the procedural action of […]

7y ago

See How Bernie Sanders Supporters Are Subliminally Lured To Clinton

See How Bernie Sanders Supporters Are Subliminally Lured To Clinton

Bernie Sanders supporters are under fire from subliminal messaging to vote for Hillary Clinton. Hillary hired Monsanto lobbyist Jerry Crawford, an expert at creating good messages about bad things. President Barack Obama stood on stage June 9 with Jimmy Fallon during a Tonight Show skit that likened Obama’s actions as president to “backdoor” sex. Obama […]

7y ago

Bayer Could Pay $63 Billion To Acquire Monsanto

Bayer Could Pay $63 Billion To Acquire Monsanto

Now that Bayer AG’s proposal to buy Monsanto Co. has become public, analysts tracking the situation said on Friday that the transaction could be worth as much as $63 billion. The takeover deal, if it goes through, would create the world’s largest supplier of crop seeds and pesticides that could boast $67 billion in annual […]

8y ago

Bayer Makes $62 Billion Bid To Purchase Monsanto, The Genetically Modified Food Kingpin

Bayer Makes $62 Billion Bid To Purchase Monsanto, The Genetically Modified Food Kingpin

Some people (mostly Monsanto and its industry supporters) think the GMO — genetically modified organisms — market is the greatest thing since sliced bread or Dolly the sheep, but is it really? And now the biotech arm of Bayer wants to grow it. What is GMO? “GMO” stands for genetically modified organisms. These are organisms […]

8y ago

Bayer And Monsanto: Takeover Bid Confirmed As Bayer Stocks Fall And Monsanto Shares Rise

Bayer And Monsanto: Takeover Bid Confirmed As Bayer Stocks Fall And Monsanto Shares Rise

Bayer and Monsanto: A corporate marriage made in heaven or a problematic union from the start? German-based Bayer group ended weeks of speculation by confirming its unsolicited bid for Monsanto, the controversial American seed company in a move that stirs up a new round of rumors and potential controversy. The deal was initially released to […]

8y ago

Bayer Buying Monsanto? Reports Confirm Interest

Bayer Buying Monsanto? Reports Confirm Interest

The multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer AG is said to be interested in purchasing the agriculture corporation Monsanto, according to Bloomberg News. Multiple reports have also confirmed the BASF, a German chemical producer, is also showing interest in acquiring Monsanto, according to USA Today. If Bayer were to acquire Monsanto, the deal would create […]

8y ago

Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Speaks In Support Of Federal GMO Labeling Laws

Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Speaks In Support Of Federal GMO Labeling Laws

One of the latest people to speak in favor of GMO labeling laws will come as a surprise to many. Rob Fraley, Chief Technology Officer at Monsanto, released a statement this weekend declaring his — and the company’s — stance on labeling GMO foods, and it isn’t what you might expect. It’s a contentious subject. […]

8y ago

Zika Hoax News: Poisonous Larvicide, Not Mosquitoes, Reportedly Behind Brain Deformations In ‘Vicious Profit Cycle’

Zika Hoax News: Poisonous Larvicide, Not Mosquitoes, Reportedly Behind Brain Deformations In ‘Vicious Profit Cycle’

The Zika virus isn’t the culprit behind brain deformations in children, this according to the latest news about reported outbreaks, particularly in South America. According to a GM Watch report, Brazilian and Argentinian doctors say a Zika hoax is in effect. Reportedly, growing consensus among experts suggests the government-approved larvicide linked to the Monsanto Company […]

8y ago

Campbell Soup Co. To Become First Major U.S. Food Company To Label GMOs

Campbell Soup Co. To Become First Major U.S. Food Company To Label GMOs

While Monsanto and others continue to pledge millions in the fight against GMO labeling, one major U.S. food company will become the first of its kind to actually label GMOs in their products. In a move applauded by critics of genetically modified organisms in food, Campbell Soup Co. has made the decision to clearly label […]

8y ago

Glyphosate Found To Contaminate 85 Percent Of Tampons And Other Cotton Personal Care Products

Glyphosate Found To Contaminate 85 Percent Of Tampons And Other Cotton Personal Care Products

If one were to ask the green community who they believe the number one enemy for the organic movement is, most will probably say it is Monsanto. For many years, the two have fought one another over many of Monsanto’s policies and products. Monsanto wants to incorporate more genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) into the food industry […]

8y ago

PCB Lawsuit Against Monsanto Declared A Mistrial

PCB Lawsuit Against Monsanto Declared A Mistrial

A St. Louis County circuit court judge declared a mistrial in a PCB lawsuit against Monsanto Company. According to the lawsuit, Monsanto was accused of being negligent in the production and marketing of PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, when the company was the primary U.S. manufacturer of PCBs from 1929 to 1977. The plaintiffs alleged that […]

8y ago

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