There's nothing they are leaving untouched: the mustard, the okra, the bringe
oil, the rice, the cauliflower. Once they have established the norm: that seed
can be owned as their property, royalties can be collected. We will depend on
them for every seed we grow of every crop we grow. If they control seed, they
control food, they know it – it's strategic. It's more powerful than bombs. It's
more powerful than guns.
This is the best way to control the populations of the world. 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.
Thanks to these intimate links between Monsanto and government agencies, the
US adopted GE foods and crops without proper testing, without consumer labeling
and in spite of serious questions hanging over their safety. Not coincidentally,
Monsanto supplies 90 percent of the GE seeds used by the US market.
Monsanto’s long arm stretched so far that, in the early nineties, the US Food
and Drugs Agency even ignored warnings of their own scientists, who were
cautioning that GE crops could cause negative health effects. Other tactics the
company uses to stifle concerns about their products include misleading
advertising, bribery and concealing scientific evidence.
oil, the rice, the cauliflower. Once they have established the norm: that seed
can be owned as their property, royalties can be collected. We will depend on
them for every seed we grow of every crop we grow. If they control seed, they
control food, they know it – it's strategic. It's more powerful than bombs. It's
more powerful than guns.
This is the best way to control the populations of the world. 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.
Thanks to these intimate links between Monsanto and government agencies, the
US adopted GE foods and crops without proper testing, without consumer labeling
and in spite of serious questions hanging over their safety. Not coincidentally,
Monsanto supplies 90 percent of the GE seeds used by the US market.
Monsanto’s long arm stretched so far that, in the early nineties, the US Food
and Drugs Agency even ignored warnings of their own scientists, who were
cautioning that GE crops could cause negative health effects. Other tactics the
company uses to stifle concerns about their products include misleading
advertising, bribery and concealing scientific evidence.
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