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Essay / The industrial virus - 1990
There is a virus in the world of food companies. Dangerous chemicals have been introduced into the foods we eat every day. It is also so dangerous that it even infects our government by influencing it. This virus is called Monsanto. It is a multinational company that sells products made using chemical and agricultural biotechnology. This massive corporation is partly responsible for the loss of local farms, the invention of chemical-filled industrial foods, and its influence on government ideas. Money is power for some and this is certainly no exception for Monsanto. Monsanto is seen by some environmentalists as the main distributor of GMOs, which are genetically modified organisms. For those who believe in all these conspiracy theories, no one would ever doubt the idea of Monsanto and its ties to the government. With money to their advantage, they can help the government. Ultimately, our government then does them a favor. What Monsanto decides to do with this favor could be dangerous for us. The government remains loyal to Monsanto because it is a money machine. These foods are bad and our government knows it. If that wasn't true, why would our own President Obama order an organic farm for the White House garden? For example, on Globalresearch.org, Josh Sager said that when Obama first took office in 2009, he was very supportive of GMO labeling, but the irony here is that the 2012 Farm Bill did not was never adopted. The 2012 Farm Bill is a bill that requires companies to start labeling all GMOs. As the bill has not yet passed, all GMOs are still not labeled here in 2014. Scary to believe that these occasions where the government seems a little shady are...... middle of paper . ..... 014. Interview with Dr. Robert DugoFern, David and Jonathan Nathan. "A modified position will not hamper Monsanto's financial times." Financial Times [London] May 12, 2004: n. pag.Lexis Nexis. Internet. April 14, 2014. Paulas, Rick. "Beyond Subway's Yoga Mat Bread: 5 Other Ingredients to Go." KCET. KCET, February 11, 2014. Web. April 20, 2014.Rogers, Heather. "Monsanto's political ties: the reason we don't label GMOs." IVN. IVN, July 11, 2012. Web. April 13, 2014. Sager, Josh. “Monsanto controls both the White House and the US Congress. » Global research. theprogressivecynic.com, May 26, 2013. Web. April 13, 2014. Tait, Nikki. "Monsanto says modified crops will spread to US" Financial Times [London] July 26, 2001: n. page. Lexis Nexus. Internet. April 14, 2014. The Cornucopia Institute. Cornucopia Institute, nd Web. April 23. 2014.