A Monsanto official told the New York Times that
the corporation should not have to take responsibility for the safety
of its food products. "Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe
the safety of biotech food," said Phil Angell, Monsanto's director of
corporate communications. "Our interest is in selling as much of it as
possible. Assuring its safety is the FDA's job." It would be nice to
think the FDA can be trusted with these matters, but think again.
Monsanto has succeeded in insuring that government regulatory agencies
let Monsanto do as it wishes. Take a look:
- Prior to being the Supreme
Court Judge who put GW Bush in office,Clarence Thomas was
Monsanto's lawyer.
- The U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture (Anne Veneman) was on the Board of Directors of
Monsanto's Calgene Corporation.
- The Secretary of Defense (Donald Rumsfeld) was on the
Board of Directors of Monsanto's Searle pharmaceuticals.
- The U.S. Secretary of
Health, Tommy Thompson, received $50,000 in donations from
Monsanto during his winning campaign for Wisconsin's governor.
- The two congressmen receiving the most donations from Monsanto during
the last election were Larry Combest (Chairman of the House
Agricultural Committee) and Attorney General John
Ashcroft. (Source: Dairy Education Board)
In order for the FDA to determine if Monsanto's growth
hormones were safe or not, Monsanto was required to submit a scientific
report on that topic. Margaret Miller, one of Monsanto's researchers
put the report together. Shortly before the report submission, Miller
left Monsanto and was hired by the FDA. Her first job for the FDA was
to determine whether or not to approve the report she wrote for
Monsanto. In short, Monsanto approved its own report. Assisting
Miller was another former Monsanto researcher, Susan Sechen. Deciding
whether or not rBGH-derived milk should be labeled fell under the
jurisdiction of another FDA official, Michael Taylor, who previously
worked as a lawyer for Monsanto.
Organic and Natural Product Companies Associated with Monsanto
Brand
Name(s):
Arrowhead
Mills, Bearitos, Breadshop, Celestial Seasonings, Earth's Best Baby
Food, Garden of Eatin, Health Valley, Imagine Foods, Terra Chips,
Westbrae, Millina's, Mountain Sun, Shari Ann's, Walnut Acres Owned
By: Hain Food Group Principle Stockholders: Bank of America, Entergy
Nuclear, ExxonMobil, H.J. Heinz, Lockheed Martin, Merck, Monsanto,
Pfizer, Philip Morris, Walmart, Waste Management Inc. Significantly
Owned By: Citigroup
Brand
Name(s):
Cascadian Farms, Muir Glen Owned By: Small Planet Foods Principle
Stockholders: General Mills Significantly Owned By: Alcoa, Chevron,
Disney, Dupont, ExxonMobil, General Electric, McDonalds, Monsanto,
Nike, Pepsico, Pfizer, Philip Morris, Starbucks, Target, Texas
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Taxpayers Forced to
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Monsanto's GE Seeds are
Pushing US Agriculture into Bankruptcy
Monsanto's Ties to
Government
Organic and
Natural Product Companies Associated with Monsanto
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