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In reply to the discussion: Illinois illegally seizes bees resistant to (Monsanto) Roundup; kills remaining queens [View all]crunch60
(1,412 posts)Link gives info on GMO products.
http://www.youcouldsavetheworld.com/fight_for_natural_food.html
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Are these GMOs safe? Maybe not, according to some, and certainly they are not what
Monsanto has said they are. Take a look at this company, as what we buy and eat is very important,
both to your health, and the Earth!
Monsanto has patented their GMO seed, and now it makes up a huge amount of the food products
we buy today. Since Monsanto was able to patent their GMO seed, they now actively seek out and
sue any farmer with GMO-contaminated crops. Throughout 2004 and 2005, Monsanto filed lawsuits
against many farmers in Canada and the U.S. on the grounds of patent infringement, specifically the
farmers' sale of seed containing Monsanto's patented genes. In some cases, farmers claimed the
seed was unknowingly sown by wind carrying the seeds from neighboring crops, a claim rejected in
Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser.
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Rachel
Carson and her book Silent Spring in 1962, which sought to inform the public of the side
effects associated with the insecticide.
I read this book many years ago, a real eye opener and a must read.