Why did we choose Monsanto as a subject? When we watched a documentary on Arte last week, we were surprised and really interested in all the revelations which were highlighted. Secondly, we did not know anything on Monsanto before. So, we took the decision to share all that we learnt about this. Monsanto is the firm that owns 90% of Genetically Modified Organism's (GMOs) cultures all over the world. The firm was created in 1901; and it quickly became the most important chemical firm in the whole world. Who is hidden behind this unknown giant? The answers are frightening? Monsanto created the PCB, which is chemical oil, their most profitable product at that time. PCB poses a health hazard. The company however put it into the water in a river, which went along a village. Numerous people were contaminated. Monsanto said in a private and internal report that: "We can't afford to lose one dollar of business". Tests conducted on the water from that river were astonishing: Fish which were put in it, died approximately 3 minutes later. The water was totally polluted
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