Monsanto Losing Hundreds of Millions, Investors Pulling Out: End of GMO Giant to Come
As a newsletter subscriber to NaturalSociety, you are one of these highly instrumental figures that has helped reveal the numerous ways in which mega corporations like Monsanto have thrown our health to the side and placed profits in front of people.
It was in 2011 that NaturalSociety declared Monsanto to be the ‘Worst Company of the Year’ in a major press release that reached thousands of news outlets. It was during that same year that we authored a key piece surrounding Hungary’s stand against Monsanto — burning hundreds of acres of their GMO corn.
It is now 2014, and the stage is set in the fight against GMOs to truly land a winning intellectual stand against Monsanto’s genetic manipulation.
Whole Foods plans to label all GMOs by 2018, however we hope to push this date much closer through spreading the word. Meanwhile, other top grocery chains are labeling and abandoning GMO-containing products following their statistical analysis that informed customers simply aren’t buying them anymore.
Let’s make 2014 and 2015 key years in the fight for our food supply and food freedom.
Keep spreading the word, and thanks for being a voice of reason.
 | Natural Society staff contribution |
Typical sensational article title. This article has the headline about “investors pulling out” and then takes no mention of the stock price.
Both the volume and the price charts show that investors aren’t pulling out. The stock is up 4% this week but down ~8% from its peak of $120 back in Aug. Considering the article is dated yesterday, it’s not reflective of what’s happening NOW.
Fact check source: http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/mon
I’ve never been a fan of the violent overthrowing of government; the A-holes that take over are always worse….but that doesn’t mean that I don’t believe governments need to be removed from power. There was nothing wrong with the constitution of the US, except that from our closet Muslim “so called” President on down who thinks it’s perfectly OK to ignore it, but no one in power seems to have the balls to stand up to the alleged President and say- “no more”, we have the rule of law, and you are not the King- although he thinks he is. I say it’s time for a 10 Million man and woman march on Washington to make sure the Gov’t knows that we will vote EVERY standing member of Congress, Senate, and House, unless they do what WE WANT. Remember the preamble to the constitution- the part where it says: WE THE PEOPLE of the United States…THAT’S US FOLKS. Unless we make it really clear that every A-hole in Washington will lose their phoney-baloney job unless they start doing OUR bidding, just hang on- it will only get worse. What do you all think? Can we muster 10 Million strong to set things right? [email protected], let me know.
Hungary maybe a small country, but it has top researchers, like Dr. Arpad Pusztai, the world;s most knowledgeable scientist on the GMOs. Everyone’s duty is to read the book on the web: “Seeds of Deception” detailing how the crooks of the GMO scam are poisoning the world’s population for their own greed.. It is to save oneself and one’s loved ones. It exposes all the scamster politiciens and the dishonest members of the highly respected Royal Society of England. Michael Faraday must be turning in his grave. After reading this book which reveals the corruption at the “highest” places in the UK, people will understand how we are all cheated by people whom we supposed to respect. Monsanto and other GMO companies must go, they do not provide better or more food, they poison people for profits. Eventually even Bill Gates will see reason and remove his support to Monsanto. .
It will be interesting to see which countries’ politicians care for their people and which for their pockets. Hungary was the country, which with the 1956 revolution caused the downfall of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. It can lead the path to the downfall of the GMafia.
You will see Monsanto returning to non GMO conventional seed markets in a big way just as they ‘have’ in Europe.
was there supposed to be any data shared on this alleged financial loss? I dont see any evidence supporting the claim the title makes….
Poor Monsanto! Stores will be putting labels on their poison GMO foods and Monsanto has been losing money? Sounds like payback for all of the Agent Orange you dumped on the Vietnam veterans during the Vietnam war-my husband was one of them-thanks for his agent orange induced illness and at least one birth defect in our granddaughter. I am sure the Vietnamese people are also grateful for all of the illnesses and birth defects caused by your agent orange and super orange formula. I am glad that investors are pulling out of Monsanto but are they any better than Monsanto? You can’t tell me that investors were unaware of Monsanto’s history and tactics. The investors are partially to blame for their financial support. I hope they lose out big time along with Monsanto.
fyi, Monsanto didnt create or develop Agent Orange; they were one of the companies contracted to produce it by the US government. just sayin
I think you are correct on that but they used Dows formula and made it more toxic and lied about how toxic it really was. As far as their GMO foods go I do not trust their weird science. They are not a very trustworthy company. I am all for responsible farming and food production but when I see how opposed Monsanto is to foods being labeled GMO that pretty much says it all. I have also read more than one article about how they like to sue small farmers because Monsantos seeds blow off a truck and contaminate the small farmers field with GMO seeds then Monsanto sues claiming the farmer owes them money for the patent rights on GMOs or some kind of nonsense. That just does not seem right to me. Actually I do not want Monsantos investors who have pulled out to lose money ( I may have been too harsh on them) I would just hope that investors do not knowingly try to profit from companies who are putting out food that is harmful .
thats just it though, there’s nothing “weird” about the science they are doing! Public universities and government agencies around the world have been doing this research since the late 1970’s. The problem is that there is quite a bit of false information flying around, like the court cases for instance. Monsanto has never sued a farmer for accidental contamination, look through the court cases yourself if you dont believe me. The farmers they have legally pursued are individuals who knowingly used their products without paying for them. If you dont agree with current patent laws or intellectual property laws, I can certainly understand that, but Monsanto is just playing by the rules as they are written. Seriously, check for the court cases that Monsanto was actually involved in; the farmers always confess to using their products without paying for it. As far as labeling goes, the main reason most of these companies oppose it is because it is essentially a form of fear mongering; allow me to explain. For most people in this country and the World, the term GMO is scary, but they are unaware of how GMOs are created, how genes are manipulated, and how these products are regulated and tested. without that information, they simply dont have the ability to make an “informed decision”. A label just saying “GMO” is meant to convey fear to people, without really giving them any information. All testing thats been done on GM crops show no elevated risk associated with them compared to any other crop, so as far as I can see, there’s very little justification for labeling. There are already “non-GM” and “Organic” labels on some products, so if someone still wishes to avoid GMOs, they are more than capable of doing that just by going on that basis.
Do you seriously believe that anyone here doesn’t know that you’ve got some sort of conflict of interest here? Besides lying, and pretending that numerous posts didn’t address your disingenuous concerns?
my ‘conflict of interest’ is that I have an extended education into this field, coupled with years of experience. If you wish to discuss something further, please be specific. What post addressed a concern of mine? Where did I lie? I’m not going to bother with broad, baseless claims, but if you want to elaborate, Im all ears.
FYI
From the ’40s to ’70s, Monsanto knowingly dumped millions of pounds of the now-banned industrial chemical polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into the town’s landfill and creek. PCBs have been shown to cause cancer in animals and humans, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a frequently fatal form of cancer.
In 2003, Monsanto finally confessed and agreed to pay $700 million to more than 20,000 residents in the first civil suit of its kind. Thousands of pages of Monsanto documents—many marked “CONFIDENTIAL: Read and Destroy”—proved that, for decades, the corporate giant concealed what it did and what it knew.
Whatta Company!
so, they made a mistake, acknowledged the mistake, and paid retributions to those who were harmed. Unless you can show evidence that there were “thousands of pages” of confidential documents, I truly doubt that part is true. Do a google search for “carcinogens in modern society” and see how many chemicals we surround ourselves are considered carcinogens; producing carcinogens just isn’t that rare, so if you are gonna bitch at Monsanto, you’ve got several hundred other companies to add to that list. Heck, UV light is a carcinogen, alcohol is a carcinogen…..ESTROGEN has been shown to be carcinogenic! Either way, they paid their dues, and if the last error they made was in the 1970’s, then you need to find something else to whine about. There is no proof they are currently doing any harm above or beyond any other company in agriculture, so quit crying about it
You missed or purposely failed to view
the key word being “Knowingly Dumped” Pcb’s.
Only an industry troll would try to justify that actions as a mistake, or attempt to explain it away.
those are your words, your opinion. I’m sure they were well aware of what they were dumping, that doesnt mean they knew all the possible effects of the dumping. Just because YOU think they knew, that doesnt make it true. supply evidence if you want to claim something like that. You are just butthurt about this incident that happened decades ago, because you have no knowledge of GMOs themselves. You have yet to demonstrate even a basic understanding of any of the hard sciences being used to produce GMOs.
“those are your words, your opinion”
Totally wrong again~ Knowingly Dumped was in the Courts papers
you clearly aren’t paying attention. I dont care what you claim; show evidence. Share court documents if thats the case
something isnt a fact, just because you want it to be
You’re obviously ‘acting’ clueless to Monsanto’s history:
In 2002, the Washington Post carried a front-page report on Monsanto’s legacy of environmental damage in Anniston, Alabama, related to its legal production of PCBs.
“Plaintiffs in a lawsuit pending at that time provided documentation showing that the local Monsanto factory -knowingly discharged – both mercury and PCB-laden waste into local creeks for over 40 years.”
In another story published in 2002, the New York Times reported that during 1969 alone Monsanto had dumped 45 tons of PCBs into Snow Creek, a feeder for Choccolocco Creek which supplies much of the area’s drinking water, and that the company buried millions of pounds of PCB in open-pit landfills located on hillsides above the plant and surrounding neighborhoods. In August 2003, Solutia and Monsanto agreed to pay plaintiffs $700 million to settle claims by over 20,000 Anniston residents related to PCB contamination.
As of November 2013, Monsanto was associated with 9 “active” Superfund sites and 32 “archived” sites in the US, in the EPA’s Superfund database. Monsanto has been sued, and has settled, multiple times for damaging the health of its employees or residents near its Superfund sites through pollution and poisoning.
Im asking for evidence that Monsanto knew PCBs were harmful before they dumped them. OBVIOUSLY they knew they were dumping the material at the time, that doesnt mean they knew about the potential harm. And as Ive said before, this happened decades ago and they’ve paid retributions. And btw, “archived” sites mean they are no longer an issue; the problem in those locations has been solved. You are obsessed with this one incident within their history; what about the fact that Roundup Ready and Bt crops have reduced pesticide applications by 37%, while raising yields and farmer profits? Easy to gloss over when you are obsessed with stuff that happened in the 70’s. Also, settling out of court is a common practice to save significant amounts of money over court battles. Settling is just cheaper than fighting bogus claims; Please provide evidence that ANYONE has been poisoned by Monsanto. Please show court documents, or be considered a liar
Full Story Published on Tuesday, January 01, 2002
by the Washington Post
“Monsanto Hid Decades Of Pollution PCBs Drenched Ala. Town, But No One Was Ever Told” by Michael Grunwald
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0101-02.htm
“They also know that for nearly 40 years, while producing the now-banned industrial coolants known as PCBs at a local factory, Monsanto Co. routinely discharged toxic waste into a west Anniston creek and dumped millions of pounds of PCBs into oozing open-pit landfills.
And thousands of pages of Monsanto documents — many emblazoned with warnings such as
“CONFIDENTIAL: Read and Destroy” — show that for decades, the corporate giant concealed what it did and what it knew.
Here it is
“As early as 1937, Monsanto knew that repeated contact with PCBs, also referred to by their brand name Aroclors, could lead to “systemic toxic effects” including “an acne-form skin eruption.” [L.A. Watt; October 11, 1937]
The following year, Monsanto learned that test animals exposed to PCBs developed liver damage, according to Dr. Cecil Drinker, who wrote a “Report to the Monsanto Chemical Company” about his findings in 1938. [“Report to the Monsanto Chemical Company” by Drinker]”
http://www.chemicalindustryarchives.org/dirtysecrets/annistonindepth/toxicity.asp
“In 1956, the U.S. Navy considered using one of Monsanto’s products which contained PCBs, called Pydraul 150, as a hydraulic fluid in Navy submarines. But after conducting their own toxicity tests, which showed that skin applications of Pydraul 150 killed all rabbits tested and that a statistical model on inhalation of Pydraul 150 indicated “definite liver damage,” the Navy decided not to use Monsanto’s product due to its potentially harmful effects.”
It’s interesting that all the herbicides that Monsanto is using to grow food, have all been linked in scientific studies to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a once rare form of cancer.
Was Obama too young to know this? He was born during the era of the Vietnam war.
Did he not study this in school? He’s suppose to be educated, but not educated in what these corporations have done to peoples of the world.
Does he lack common sense?
Monsanto and Dow Chemical developed Agent Orange as the chemical defoliant the U.S. government felt it needed to win the Vietnam war. But, no one won…except the dollars that went to these corporations. Both the American servicemen and their offspring, and the Vietnamese farmers and their offspring were poisoned, have severe birth defects/developmental disorders and Vietnam is forever poisoned by dioxins.
no one is denying Agent Orange’s toxicity or the harm done to those who were exposed to it. Thats why we dont use it anymore. but like I said, those chemical companies were contracted during war times to make it. Them making money from that is no different than any company who has ever manufactured weapons during war time. And Vietnam isn’t “forever poisoned”, in fact they’ve adopted GM crops and allowed Monsanto to work in their country. Clearly the Vietnamese people dont blame that particular company for all that destruction, perhaps just the government that did it.
Whole foods sucks, why would they label GMO, why not get rid of it? Truth be told the biggest share of Monsanto is owned by the US government, now that’s a sad fact. The government wants every man, woman and child sick…
ironic that you start a statement “truth be told” and proceed to say something false, then call it a “fact”. Have ANY evidence of that?
Whole Foods Market cannot get rid of GMOs. Only the government can do that, and you, the consumer can do that, by not buying foods that make you sick. Throw out your Congress person and U.S. Senator(s) if they vote against your right to know.
Listen to the excellent discussion on
https://naturalsociety.com/monsanto-losing-millions-gmo-labeling-push-grows-sorry-monsanto/
This started when Herbert Walker Bush and Dan Quayle were de-regulating everything and Monsanto lobbyist Michael Taylor, now FDA’s Food Czar appointed by President Obama, made a deal with Bush that GMOs be regulated until they came into the marketplace, and then they’d be deregulated. Yeh! Monsanto poisons for profit with the US government approval..
The lie continued with the Clinton’s and will continue further if Hilliary get the White House. The lie continued with Al Gore, not on global warming but on GMOs not being significantly different. They are significantly different, which is why they can be patented. If they weren’t, they could not be patented under patent law!
Dubya Bush and Cheney for million dollar contributions to the Republican Party allowed participating corporations to eliminate any U.S. EPA study they did not like, and then they closed the US EPA library. Without studies, NO REGULATIONS CAN BE WRITTEN! So Bush Jr. also has a hand in this lie!
And President Obama either has no knowledge of biotechnology or has received so much money from the biotechnology section of Harvard for his first election to the White House that he simply turns a blind eye to the whole process.
Tom Vilsack, USDA Secretary of Agriculture, has allowed all conventional agriculture, including that which may contain GMOs and heavy use of herbicides (weed killers) and other pesticides such as Bt in every cell in the transgenic plant to be altered in the food you eat and feed your family. Bt corn has caused livestock to be unable to reproduce. Will it affect you also?
There is a big difference between Tom Vilsack’s Conventional/now Natural food, and Organic!
The scientists who wrote the study:
“Compositional differences in soybeans on the market: Glyphosate accumulates in Roundup Ready GM soybeans” include Bohn, et al., said
“Organic soybeans are expected to represent a control group with zero residues of glyphosate, AMPA and others chemical pesticides. Such pesticides are not allowed in organic farming.”
Take control of your food, eat, grow, or buy only food grown with the organic method. Certified organic agriculture by law cannot use toxic herbicides such as Roundup, 2,4-D, dicamba, glufosinate and others used by corporate agriculture. ..unless the GOP changes the law. And, if they do, then you must take all action to grow your own food!
It will not happen as soon as Monsanto is destroyed all the combatants will stand down job well done. Then Munstanto Version 2 will be in the wings with all Patents to enslave Human Race. After all this started by Monsanto Family Ace Slave Dealers when America was invented now hidden in plain site through North American & all Unions.
Of course will hasten to Israel as the detractors are obviously Anti-Semetic.
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This news is music to my ears!!!! 😀 Keep up the good work & God bless.
99% of my food is organic and cooked at home! The thing that is very interesting is if I “slip” and have something from a buffet, I REALLY feel the difference. You may get full and it tastes good, but it’s killing you! Hear about Monsanto trying to get approval for AGENT ORANGE to be used with their Round Up? True! Do something!!!!!
You know I’m the same, I buy as much organic as I can and cook at home everyday. If for some reason I eat at a local restaurant chain or I really slip up and have a takeaway half an hour after I’ve eaten it I feel awful, bloated and really tired. Stick to organic and eating at home, much cheaper and you cant put a price on your health.
Will they label in Canada too? Thank you for your effort, Anthony! Boo Mon-satan!!!!!
The Canuks will have to stand on their own!
If Canada tries to label food, Monsanto will be there to work to defeat it. That’s the reason President Obama wants to pass and sign the sham “free” trade law –the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement. It’s only free for those who have eliminated citizens rights to know what’s in their food.
Can’t happen fast enough !