Is Monsanto Unstoppable?
The French documentary, The World According to Monsanto (Le Monde du Monsanto), calls the agrichemical company, Monsanto, “one of the most controversial companies in the industrial age.” The reason Monsanto is so controversial can best be explained by listing the products it has created: Roundup, genetically engineered seeds, Agent Orange, bovine growth hormone, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Monsanto is still a controversial company. A recent ruling in France’s highest court found Monsanto has not been truthful about the safety of its herbicide Roundup. The ruling confirmed a previous judgment against Monsanto that it falsely advertised Roundup as biodegradable and claimed it “left the soil clean.” The court fined the company 15,000 euros ($22,400). A French environmental group sued Monsanto in 2001, claiming Roundup’s main ingredient, glyphosate, is classed “dangerous for the environment” by the European Union (EU). Monsanto reported a fourth quarter loss of $233 million, “dri
