Monsanto Movie at RISC

A new movie has dealt yet another severe blow to the credibility of US based Monsanto, one of the biggest chemical companies in the world and the provider of the seed technology for 90 percent of the world’s genetically engineered (GE) crops.

Its being shown at RISCs Global Café - The World According to Monsanto -hosted by Berkshire
Greenpeace - its a Free event.

The documentary directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals. The French documentary, called “The world according to Monsanto” and directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals.

The story starts in the White House, where Monsanto often got its way by exerting disproportionate influence over policymakers via the “revolving door”. One example is Michael Taylor, who worked for Monsanto as an attorney before being appointed as deputy commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1991. While at the FDA, the authority that deals with all US food approvals, Taylor made crucial decisions that led to the approval of GE foods and crops. Then he returned to Monsanto, becoming the company’s vice president for public policy.

That sounds like a policy designed to create a balanced view, clearly we wouldn't want that here. Unfortunately the list of them doing it here is long, it seems most ex ministers go straight to the corporations they used to work with. Tony Blair at the bank JP Morgan and David Blunkett, who pioneered the UK government's ID cards proposals, then took a job with Entrust, a security company which works on Spain's ID cards.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/monsanto_movie080307

The picture is from the Eden Projectin Cornwall, unfortunately sponsored by some dodgy GM companies.
Monsanto Toxic Legacy
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