Monsanto Roundup
With nine million litres of Roundup sold each year all over the world, the American agrochemical group Monsanto holds a world record.
For the first time, a study led by Gilles-Eric Séralini from the French Committee of Independent Research and Information on Genetic Engineering, shows that the active principles of Roundup - one of the leading products of this company - could kill human cells, even at infinitesimal doses.
Séralini had this to say: “There are several formulae of Roundup which have been classified dangerous for the environment, especially for aquatic life. Quite a lot of it is diffused in the waterways, the rivers, surface water.
When you go further and look at the effects in a test tube, the effects on the cells, effects on laboratory animals, effects on wild animals, effects on farm animals, effects on humans where accidents have occurred, there is no doubt about it.
We don’t have to wait thirty years for epidemiological studies in the society to understand that there really is an impact…
…there is an awareness in France since the Grenelle [France's national stakeholder discussions on the environment held in late 2006], with the 50 per cent reduction of pesticides, and stopping false and useless advertising. This is good. We are in the process of re-evaluating a certain number of pesticides. The rhythm we take really depends on the population and the priorities they put to the politicians that they elect.”
People have got to wake up, stand up and tell these polluters of our planet this is simply unacceptable to any of us. While we need more food for more people, there have got to be safer ways to feed everyone. Chemicals aren’t “magic bullets” that will fix everything. There dangerous substances that have to be treated with caution. “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should” – rule one for scientists.
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