Three bio-tech giants have applied for permits to grow 6 million acres of GMO corn in the Northern Mexican states of Sinaloa and Tamilaupas. On September 7, 2012, Monsanto requested permission from the National Service of Food and Agriculture Inspection Office (SENASICA) to plant three GMO corn varieties (MON89034-3, MON88017-3 and MON-00603-6) in 1,729,737 acres in 10 municipalities of Sinaloa state. They hope to harvest the first commercial crop of GMO corn in Mexico this summer. |
Michael Taylor, the same man that was in charge of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) policy when genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were allowed into the US food supply without undergoing a single test to determine their safety, was appointed Senior Adviser to the Commissioner of the FDA. President Obama appointed the former Monsanto Vice President and lobbyist in January 2013.
Taylor was Monsanto's attorney before becoming policy chief at the FDA and later became Monsanto's Vice President and chief lobbyist.
Taylor was Monsanto's attorney before becoming policy chief at the FDA and later became Monsanto's Vice President and chief lobbyist.
According to Marie-Monique Robin, the author of the book "The World According To Monsanto", Monsanto's advertising once claimed: "Glyphosate is less toxic to rats than table salt following acute oral ingestion" . Some people living close to genetically modified crops and some scientists do not agree with Monsanto's allegation. New scientific findings indicate that Roundup, one of the world's most used herbicide, may cause severe damage to embryos. |
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