Those Wacky Heterosexuals

The World According To Monsanto (w/video trailer)

Monday, May 26th, 2008

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

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.

Greenpeace International reports that the story starts in the White House, where Monsanto often got its way by exerting disproportionate influence over heterosexual policymakers via the “revolving door”.

One example is avowed heterosexual Michael Taylor.

Taylor worked for Monsanto as an attorney before being appointed as Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1991. While at the FDA, the authority that deals with all U.S. food approvals, Taylor made crucial decisions that led to the approval of genetically engineered foods and crops. Then he returned home to become Monsanto’s Vice President of Public Policy.
 
Thanks to these intimate links between Monsanto and government agencies, the U.S. adopted GE foods and crops without proper testing, without consumer labeling, and in spite of serious questions hanging over their safety. Not coincidentally, Monsanto also supplies 90% of the GE seeds used by the U.S. market.