Monsanto: Copyrighting World Food

Can anyone tell me where their food came from? If you’re talking about meat, it came from an animal who probably eats grain. Grain comes from seeds, and virtually everything we eat has its origins in seeds. What if a corporation bought out all seed companies, genetically altered every existing food seed, and placed a copyright on those genetically altered seeds? Well, basically you now hold the world hostage.

That is what is happening with Monsanto agricultural company. But this isn’t just limited to the United States; after the US invaded Iraq Iraqi farmers were forbidden from storing their own seeds that they had developed over hundreds perhaps thousands of years, and they were taken away. Monsanto has patented many seed varieties created by hundreds of groups of people and also create their own genetically “enhanced versions”. Iraqi farmers now must pay for their seed (in essence buy from Monsanto). In Brazil Monsanto is trying to sue farmers in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for “pirating” their seed technology.

This Monsanto is the same that developed such chemicals as Agent Orange, Aspartine (suger-free but not cancer-free), and bovine growth hormnes. In regards to the company’s motive, is it really what its website claims: “helping farmers to produce more while conserving more”? Perhaps, but it certainly isn’t too concerned about the safety of the people it’s products affect. In fact, Monsanto buried thousands of pounds of PCBs (poisonous chemicals) in the grounds of Alabama. They also poisioned the area’s water supply:

In 1966, Monsanto managers discovered that fish submerged in that creek turned belly-up within 10 seconds, spurting blood and shedding skin as if dunked into boiling water. They told no one.

Regardless, they continued to poison the area for around 40 years and continued lobbyist efforts to preserve its production years after PCBs were labeled a global pollutant. One can read about Monsanto’s Alabama poisoning incident if one Googles: “Monsanto PCB”.

I guess the worst part of Monsanto’s quest for world domination is that the foods it releases (Frankenfoods) do not come with labels. We know how to avoid one of Monsanto’s poisons (Aspartine) because there are labels. Monsanto’s genetically modified foods not only aren’t labeled but also can be mixed with safe foods.