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California voters will soon decide whether to require foods to carry GMO labelling.
It's alarming to me just how far big Agri business will go to keep the public uninformed. In this case $35 million in donations shows that these companies will go a long way.
California voters will soon decide whether to require foods to carry GMO labelling. In a closely watched test of consumers' appetite for genetically modified foods, the special label is being pushed by organic farmers and
California voters will soon decide whether to require foods to carry GMO labelling. In a closely watched test of consumers' appetite for genetically modified foods, the special label is being pushed by organic farmers and
advocates who are concerned about what people eat. International food and chemical conglomerates, including Monsanto, DuPont, Pepsi and others have contributed $35 million to defeat Proposition 37 on the November ballot.
To see the actual donations listed on the website of California's Secretary of State go tohttp://tiny.cc/ngchmw To download the original hi res version of this go to http://i.imgur.com/Xk9HY.jpg
To see the actual donations listed on the website of California's Secretary of State go tohttp://tiny.cc/ngchmw To download the original hi res version of this go to http://i.imgur.com/Xk9HY.jpg
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Comment by FixOurWorld on December 3, 2012 at 12:16am
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The Monsanto Company is a U.S.-based multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world’s leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed as “Roundup”. Monsanto is also the leading producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed; it sells 90% of the US’s GE seeds. Seminis is also listed on this page often, they were b
ought out by Monsanto and cannot be considered a safe, no-GMO, company.
A genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically engineered organism (GEO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. These techniques, generally known as recombinant DNA technology, use DNA molecules from different sources, which are combined into one molecule to create a new set of genes. This DNA is then transferred into an organism, giving it modified or novel genes.
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"In the first such case heard in court in France, grain grower Paul Francois says he suffered neurological problems including memory loss, headaches and stammering after inhaling Monsanto's (MON.N) Lasso weedkiller in 2004.
He blames the agri-business giant for not providing adequate warnings on the product label.
The ruling was given by a court in Lyon, southeast France, which ordered an expert opinion of Francois's losses to establish the sum of damages.
Lawyers for Monsanto could not immediately be reached for comment.
Previous health claims from farmers have foundered because of the difficulty of establishing clear links between illnesses and exposure to pesticides.
"I am alive today, but part of the farming population is going to be sacrificed and is going to die because of this," Francois, 47, told Reuters.
He and other farmers suffering from illness set up an association last year to make a case that their health problems should be linked to their use of crop protection products.
The agricultural branch of the French social security system says that since 1996, it has gathered farmers' reports of sickness potentially related to pesticides, with about 200 alerts a year."
Source: The Huffington Post 2/13/12
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