{"id":4,"date":"2012-09-09T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T00:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fredericho\/?p=4"},"modified":"2012-11-19T05:26:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T12:26:22","slug":"business-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fredericho\/2012\/09\/09\/business-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"“Monsanto should not have to vouch for the safety of biotech food. Our interest is in selling as much of it as possible.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

— Phil Angell, Monsanto’s Director of Corporate Communications<\/p>\n

This quote was published in the October 25, 1998 issue of the New York Times<\/a>. As horrifying as these words may seem, they are merely the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n

Monsanto is an American multinational corporation in the field of agricultural\u00a0bio-engineering\u00a0(click here for more information<\/a>). With an $11.822 billion revenue in 2011<\/a>, Monsanto has a strong grasp on the agriculture worldwide.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A Google search for “Monsanto” provides the auto-complete suggestion “Monsanto evil”. How did Monsanto develop such a reputation? There are a few major reasons:<\/p>\n

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1) Monsanto does not test their genetically modified (GM) food for long term health effects\u00a0(click here for more information<\/a>).<\/div>\n
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2) Not only does Monsanto not guarantee the safety of their product (some of\u00a0which have proven to be harmful<\/a>) – they openly and irresponsibly\u00a0admit they care only about maximizing profits.<\/div>\n
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3) Monsanto uses their patents to bully smaller businesses. GM seeds are often scattered by Monsanto’s transportation trucks and contaminate the crops of smaller farms. Monsanto then takes legal action against said farms (click here for more information<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Monsanto claims that their technology prevents rising crop prices and starvation. They market themselves as a need, when they are possibly a threat!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Should we be gambling with the long-term effects of GMOs? Should the government implement anti-GMO policies?<\/p>\n

Picture Sources: Google<\/a> | Eco Watch<\/a> | Site Maker\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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