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Monsanto Forced Out of UK by Activists
http://www.prisonplanet.com/monsanto-forced-out-of-uk-by-activists.html

Anthony Gucciardi
Prisonplanet.com
Friday, February 3, 2012

It has been a truly rough week for Monsanto. After being slammed
with a lawsuit by concerned farmers over theirGMO crops and thrown
out by China, now the corrupt juggernaut is being thrown out of the
United Kingdom. In an unprecedented announcement, Monsanto
announced amajor departure from the UK due to “intense opposition”
to genetically modified foods from activists.

As a result, the company is now closing its genetically modified
wheat growing operation based in Cambridge. Monsanto officials
even went on record stating that the move was a result of opposition
against their own ‘Frankenstein Foods’.

Furthermore, the company is even looking to liquidate their GMOcrop
facilities based in Germany, France, and the Czech Republic. Monsanto
is making a run for it, and food good reason. Nations have been openly
voicing their opposition against the biotech mammoth, with officials
and individuals nationwide taking a stand. France is one of many nations
to call out Monsanto’s crimes, citing health concernsamong the many
reasons to reject Monsanto’s GMO crops.

Monsanto Thrown Out Across the Globe

India has also joined the conglomerate of nations directly opposed to
the agricultural corruption brought upon by bloated biotechnology giant
Monsanto, declaring legal action against the corporation for a crime
dubbed ‘biopiracy‘. Peru even went as far as to pass a monumental 10
year ban on genetically modified foods.

It seems that the United States officials are among the few who still
swear allegiance to Monsanto, even allowing their genetically engineered
hormone RBGH to run rampant in the U.S. despite being banned in 27 nations.
Shockingly, the synthetic hormone (RBGH) is actually created using molecules
and DNA sequences that are a result of molecular cloning. Are U.S. officials
truly convinced that Monsanto’s GMO crops are truly safe, or does it have to
do with the fact that many Monsanto employees are at the heart of the U.S.
government?



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300,000 FARMERS HOPE FOR LAWSUIT AGAINST MONSANTO
15 February, 2012, 00:47
http://rt.com/usa/news/farmers-monsanto-organic-farms-323/


An anti-GMO activist holds a bag containing "MON 810", a variety of
genetically modified maize (corn) developed by Monsanto.

Around 300,000 organic farmers think that Monsanto, the biotech giant known
for genetically modifying Mother Nature’s handwork for profit and pushing
over the little guys all the while, is pretty seedy.
Now a judge in New York is debating if Monsanto’s questionable methods will
go before a jury.
Judge Naomi Buchwald of the Southern District Court of New York says she
will have a decision on March 31 in regards to whether a lawsuit waged
against the mega-corporation Monsanto should make it to trial.
Last year, 270,000 organic farmers from around 60 family farms tried to take
Monsanto to court over issues pertaining to a genetically-modified seed
masterminded by the corporation. Not only were the smaller farms concerned
over how the manufactured seeds had been carried by wind and creature alike
onto their own plantations, but the biggest problem perhaps was that
Monsanto was filing lawsuits themselves against farmers. Monsanto went after
hundreds of farmers for infringing on their patented seed after audits
revealed that their farms had contained their product — as a result of
routine pollination by animals and acts of nature. Unable to afford a proper
defense, competing small farms have been bought out by the company in
droves. As a result, Monsanto saw their profits increase by the hundreds of
millions over the last few years as a result. Between 1997 and 2010,
Monsanto tackled 144 organic farms with lawsuits and investigated roughly
500 plantations annually during that span with a so-called “seed police.”
Farmers have been concerned that unless Monsanto is stopped, their reign
over the world’s agriculture will surpass anything imaginable. They are
seeking pre-emptive protection from those questionable lawsuits and next
month Judge Buchwald will weigh in on if the matter should go to trial. Her
honor recently listened to oral arguments on Monsanto’s Motion to Dismiss,
which the corporation hopes to win to cease the charges being brought by a
total of 83 plaintiffs representing now over 300,000 organic farm-affiliated
businesses. The legal team for the small-time farmers also offered their
arguments.
“Monsanto's threats and abuse of family farmers stops here,” says Jim
Gerritsen, president of the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association.
“Monsanto's genetic contamination of organic seed and organic crops ends
now. Americans have the right to choice in the marketplace — to decide what
kind of food they will feed their families — and we are taking this action
on their behalf to protect that right to choose.”
Elizabeth Archerd, the director of a Minneapolis food co-op, adds in support
of the farmers to the New York Times, “Pollen and DNA do not play by the
USDA’s rules.” Although hundreds of thousands of farmers feel the same way,
it’ll take a judge to decide the next step in the case. From there though,
things could get dirty. Michael Taylor, a former attorney for the US
Department of Agriculture and lobbyist for Monsanto was recently appointed
to a federal role as the deputy commissioner for foods at the United States
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Since then, the FDA has refused requests
to label genetically modified products as such despite demands from consumer
protection groups.






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MONSANTO GUILTY OF CHEMICAL POISONING
14 February, 2012, 19:16
http://rt.com/news/monsanto-french-farmer-health-239/


French beekeepers demonstrate to protest the use of
genetically-modified organisms in front of French Monsanto
headquarters in Bron. Sign reads, "Principle of Precaution =
No to GMO". (Reuters / Robert Pratta)

A French court ruled that a controversial US biotech company
Monsanto is guilty of unintentional chemical poisoning of a
French farmer. The verdict sets a French precedent for
pesticide-poisoning and more cases are expected to follow.
­Grain farmer Paul Francois, says he suffered a number of
neurological problems, including memory loss, stammering
and headaches, after inhaling Monsanto's Lasso weed killer
in 2004. He blamed the company for failing to provide adequate
warning labels on its products.
"I am alive today, but part of the farming population is going to
be sacrificed and is going to die because of this," Reuters quoted
Francois as saying.

The present case is not the first of its kind. All previous health
claims have reportedly failed because of the difficulties with
proving the links between health issues and exposure to pesticides
and other chemicals. Francois’s claims appeared to be easier to
substantiate because he could describe a particular incident – the
inhaling of a particular pesticide while cleaning the tank of his crop
sprayer. The man was only able to obtain his work invalidity status
after a court appeal.
The court in Lyon has now ordered experts to establish the sum of
damages. Monsanto’s lawyers have not commented since the
court’s ruling.
French authorities claim that they are getting around 200 pesticides-related
alerts per year. As few as 47 cases have been officially recognized in
the past decade.
Paul Francois’s case dates back to when EU countries actively used
crop-protection chemicals. Many have now been banned, and the
European Union is targeting a further reduction in pesticide use.
Monsanto’s Lasso is now considered dangerous in many EU countries.
In France, it was withdrawn in 2007.
France's health and environment safety agency ANSES is reportedly
conducting a study on farming-related health issues. The results are
expected next year.
The Monsanto company is a multinational agricultural biotechnology
corporation which is particularly famous for its genetically modified
products and herbicides. It is also notable for its involvement in
high-profile lawsuits, where fines and damages have run into the
hundreds of millions of dollars. Most of them were related to health
damage caused by Monsanto’s products.



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