F.Y.I. - MONSANTO = A Big Health Threat

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH MOVIE (You may have to register Mercola.com to watch it... I'm not sure. I'm already a registered member)Just saw this today. This is one of those reports that people should be "aware" of. Knowledge to steer clear of Monsanto products and food.On March 11 a new documentary was aired on French

television. It is a documentary most Americans will never see,

explaining how the gigantic biotech corporation Monsanto is threatening

to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for

thousands of years.

For millennia, farmers have saved seeds from season to

season. But when Monsanto developed GM seeds that would resist its own

herbicide, Roundup, Monsanto patented the seeds. For nearly all of its

history the United States Patent and Trademark Office refused to grant

patents on seeds, viewing them as life-forms with too many variables to

be patented. But in 1980 the U.S. Supreme Court allowed for seed

patents in a five-to-four decision, laying the groundwork for a handful

of corporations to begin taking control of the world's food supply.

Since the 1980s, Monsanto has become the world leader in

genetic modification of seeds and has won 674 biotechnology patents,

more than any other company. Farmers who buy Monsanto's Roundup Ready

seeds are required to sign an agreement promising not to save the seed

produced after each harvest for re-planting, or to sell the seed to

other farmers. This means that farmers must buy new seed every year.

Monsanto puts pressure on farmers, farmers' co-ops, seed

dealers, and anyone else it suspects may have infringed its patents of

genetically modified seeds. To do this, Monsanto relies on a shadowy

army of private investigators and agents. They secretly videotape and

photograph farmers, store owners, and co-ops. They infiltrate community

meetings. They gather information from informants about farming

activities.

Some Monsanto agents pretend to be surveyors. Others

confront farmers on their land and try to pressure them to sign papers

giving Monsanto access to their private records. Farmers call them the

"seed police" and use words such as "Gestapo" and "Mafia" to describe

their tactics.