Genetic Engineering: 6 Terrifying Things Monsanto Does

Frustrated that she couldn’t feed her family pesticide-free foods that hadn’t been genetically altered without spending a small fortune, a Utah mom named Tami Canal organized the first March Against Monsanto effort last year. What began as the young mother’s Facebook call to action has evolved into an ongoing global movement against harmful pesticides and rampant genetic engineering (GE) of the food supply (which still lacks independent, peer-reviewed studies to back up its safety)

At least 60 countries worldwide have implemented outright bans of Monsanto and genetically modified (GMO) food, including Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, South Australia, Russia, France, and Switzerland.

This past Saturday, May 24, hundreds of thousands of people around the world took a stand against the mega corporation once again, in the second annual March Against Monsanto.

Last year AlterNet ran an article outlining some of the most horrifying Monsanto facts. Over the last year, thanks in part to the spotlight March Against Monsanto has pointed at the company, even more atrocities have come to light.  

For an updated list of the most distressing Monsanto crimes against humanity click on the link below.

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