Monsanto Part 1

[Viktor Kalocsai]

Monsanto Resource Pages

 

Monsanto's name doesn't reflect its meaning: Mon Santo. How would a Saint act, think or behave, like they do? Read the articles and decide for yourself. This resource page lists the chemicals in our environment, the chemicals found in processed foods eaten in large quantities daily by both children and adults, hormones used to force animals to be abnormally productive, toxic chemicals sprayed on our plant crops, and the "new" genetically created seeds. 

 

We do not have the knowledge to understand the long-range implications to human growth and the changes to humanity as a whole when we introduce chemical and biological changes. Those in power tell us in their media campaigns these products for the betterment of mankind will make a more productive world. However, only decades later, do we find out the truth that introduction of these chemicals cause the sterilization of both humans, animals and plants when it may be too late to turn back the hands of time. 

 

With the destruction of our environment and the habitual addiction to non-foods, people need an enormous amount of inner strength almost like superman rotating the earth counter-clockwise. It can be done, with the unity and voice of concerned people like you and me.

"8 Ways Monsanto is Destroying Our Health " by Delia Quigley on care2

 

Agent Orange

Monsanto was the major financial beneficiary of this herbicide used to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam and destroy the health of American troops and their offspring. It also allowed Monsanto and other chemical companies to appeal for and receive protection from veterans seeking damages for their exposure to Agent Orange and any future biotech creations.

 

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Aspartame

As far back as 1994 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report listing 94 health issues caused by Aspartame. It has been shown to cause slow but serious damage to the human body and yet it is used extensively in many commercial products.

 

The 94 issues of Aspartame:

Dorway Website

 

Saccharin

Studies have shown that saccharin caused cancer in test rats and mice; and in six human studies, including one done by the National Cancer Institute, that consuming artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin and cyclamate, resulted in bladder cancer.

 

Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH)

A genetically modified hormone injected into dairy cows to produce more milk, despite the fact that more milk was needed. The cows suffer excruciating pain due to swollen udders and mastitis. The pus from the infection enters the milk supply requiring more antibiotics to be given to the cows. BST milk may also cause breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer in humans.

 

RoundUp

The worlds most commonly used herbicide and weed killer has been linked to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, in a study by eminent oncologists Dr. Lennart Hardell and Dr. Mikael Eriksson of Sweden. Used on genetically modified crops resistant to RoundUps active ingredient glyphosate, environmentalists and health professionals are concerned that far from reducing herbicide use, glyphosate resistant crops may result in increased residues in food to which consumers will be exposed.

 

Organic Consumers

 

Genetically Modified Crops (GMO)

Monsanto created Frankenfoods by gene-splicing corn, cotton, soy, and canola with DNA from a foreign source. Consequently these crops are resistant to massive doses of the herbicide, RoundUp, but in turn herbicide-resistant Superweeds are taking over. After running into resistance in the west, Monsanto is pushing GMO crops in third world countries. According to physicist, ecologist and activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, “Syugenta and Monsanto are rushing ahead with the mapping and patenting of the rice genome. If they could, they would own rice and its genes, even though the 200,000 rice varieties that give us diverse traits have been bred and evolved by rice farmers of Asia collectively over millennia. Their claim to inventing rice is a violence against the integrity of biodiversity and life-forms; it is a violence against the knowledge of Third World farmers.”

 

In Motion Magazine

 

Terminator Seeds

It’s a technology that produces sterile grains unable to germinate, forcing farmers to buy seeds from Monsanto rather than save and reuse the seeds from their harvest. Terminators can cross-pollinate and contaminate local non-sterile crops putting in danger the future seed supply and eventually giving control of the world’s food supply to Monsanto and the GM industry.

 

Standard American Diet

According to the Organic Consumers Association, “There is a direct correlation between our genetically engineered food supply and the $2 trillion the US spends annually on medical care, namely an epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases. Instead of healthy fruits, vegetables, grains, and grass-fed animal products, US factory farms and food processors produce a glut of genetically engineered junk foods that generate heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Low fruit and vegetable consumption is directly costing the United States $56 billion a year in diet-related chronic diseases.”

 

Organic Consumers

Related articles:

http://www.dorway.com/badnews.html#symptoms

http://www.organicconsumers.org/Monsanto/glyphocancer.cfm

http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/shiva.html

http://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/ob258.htm

 

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"Seven Foods Banned in Europe Still Available in the USA"  
Care2 by Megan, selected from TreeHugger

 

Food Contact Chemicals

Phthalates and Bisphenols in plastic are really beneficial. They help manufacturers create plastic products with the softness and moldability needed to fulfill consumer needs. But when the food contact additives are found in the food and liquids contained by those plastics, trouble starts. Both the U.S. and Europe stringently regulate food contact use of chemicals. However, the standard of approval is different. In Europe, the precautionary principle requires that the suppliers of chemicals prove their additives safe, or they will be banned. Of course, although the E.U. has banned phthalates in toys, both phthalates and bisphenol-A remain approved for food contact uses — subject to strict regulations on their use.

Stevia, the natural sweetener

The U.S. recently approved this “natural” sweetener as a food additive. Previously, it was sold in the U.S. under the less stringent dietary supplement laws. It has been embraced in Japan for over three decades, but E.U. bans still stand — pointing to potential disturbances in fertility and other negative health impacts. But the sweetener is credited with potentially positive health effects too. Is this a case where consumer choice should prevail?

 

Planned Ban: Food Dyes

Many food dyes previously recognized as safe are suspected of contributing to attention deficit disorder. Action is afoot as the UK evaluates a ban on synthetic food colors. Regulation in the E.U. often starts through the leadership of one Member State, which pushes the concepts up to Brussels after a proof-of-concept pilot phase. Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Orange B, and Red 3 are among the food colors associated with hyperactivity.

 

Genetically Modified Foods

Although the E.U. is continuously coming under  attack for policies banning GM foods, the community is highly suspicious of genetically modified foods, and the agro-industrial pressures that drive their use.

 

Pesticides in Your Food

The E.U. has acted against the worst pesticides typically found as residuals in the food chain. A  ban on 22 pesticides was passed at the E.U. level, and is pending approval by the Member States. Critics claim the ban will raise prices and may harm malaria control, but advocates of the ban say action must be taken against the pesticides which are known to cause harm to health and nevertheless consistently found in studies of food consumption.

 

Bovine Growth Hormone

This drug, known as rBGH for short, is not allowed in Europe. In contrast, U.S. citizens struggle even for laws that allow hormone-free labeling so that consumers have a choice. This should be an easy black-and-white decision for all regulators and any corporation that is really concerned about sustainability: give consumers the information. We deserve control over our food choice.

 

Chlorinated Chickens

Amid cries that eating American chickens would degrade European citizens to the status of guinea pigs, the E.U. continued a ban on chickens washed in chlorine. The ban effectively prevents all import of chickens from the U.S. into Europe. If chicken chlorination is “totally absurd” and “outrageous” for Europeans, what does that mean for Americans?

 

[Debby Bruck]

Nature has just announced that Brazil will not allow Monsanto in their country to plant soy. 

[Viktor Kalocsai]

The Hungarian Secretary of State was in Argentina and Brazil. We have very good relations with Brazil. There are many issues that are taken seriously by the Brazilian Government, which has been initiated and implemented by our Government. There will be more and more diplomatic meetings in both countries.

[Debby Bruck]

I hope heads turn and face the actions of governments who err on the side of caution. 

[Angela Pereira]

I've recently been aproached by someone asking how to rid the body of any agent orange they may have. They've just found out that where they grew up as a child, the area was frequently sprayed with agent orange and she is now concerned of the effect this may have on her body.  Is there a detox protocol in place, or will standard homeopathic treatment naturally detox the body? I look forward to your replies.  Thanks!