Scotland Against Monsanto
Saturday 12th. October
March~against~Monsanto~
October 12, 2013~
Everywhere~
October 12, 2013~
Everywhere~
Details for Edinburgh and Glasgow events.
What You Need to Know About
MONSANTO.
1 Founded as a chemical company In 1901 Monsanto was involved
in developing nuclear and chemical weapons. During the Vietnam War,
millions of tonnes of Monsanto's Agent Orange was dumped upon
innocent civillians; causing horrific birth defects and serious
health problems that sill persist to this day.
2
Throughout their history they have created some of the most harmful
chemicals in existence (DDT, PCBs, Dioxin etc). They have repeatedly
been found guilty of knowingly polluting communities and the
environment with their chemicals; lying, destroying evidence and
corrupting offcials in an attempt to cover up their actions.
3
Today they have rebranded themselves as a 'Biotech' company. Claiming
their patented GM (genetically modified) technology will 'feed the
world' they have been trusted by the governments they have 'lobbied'
to supply the world with GM food - Monsanto are responsible for 90%
of the world's GM crops.
4
Numerous, studies have proven that GM food and associated chemicals
cause serious health problems ranging from,_infertility and birth
defects to cancer.
5
Monsanto bully and intimidate farmers who do not buy their products,
by up seed companies and destroy natural seed varieties, lobby
governments and manipulate the scientific process. As a result, they
have sparked worldwide protests numbering millions and have been
banned in many countries.
6
Monsanto are also implicated in the serious decline of global bee
populations; as they use neonicotinoid chemicals to coat their seeds
and their Mon810 variety of GM corn has been specifically linked to
the death of millions of bees.
7
Monsanto are responsible for the creation of Roundup (Glyphosate);
the most widely used weedkiller in the world it has been linked to
birth defects, infertility, cancer and other serious health problems
and a recent Friends of the Earth study revealed that 70% of city
dwellers in the UK had Glyphosate in their urine.
8
The artificial sweetener Aspartame (Nutrasweet) – used in Diet
Coke, Irn Bru etc- was mass produced for 15 years by Monsanto; who
made it the most widely used food additive in the world today. It is
an excito-neurotoxin and has been found to cause cancer and is linked
to MS and other serious illnesses.
To find
out more about these issues and how to get involved in our campaign,
please sign up to our mailing list and visit our website:
www.scotlandagainstmonsanto.co.uk
