8 Reasons Not To Trust Monsanto With Your Food [Infographic]

Here’s how Monsanto characterizes itself on its official Twitter profile:

“Monsanto is an agricultural company using innovation to help farmers produce more while conserving more.”

Sounds great, right?

What Monsanto doesn’t tell you is that their specialty is actually agricultural chemicals. Dangerous, untested chemicals. And genetic modification of food crops that’s been scientifically proven to be harmful to human health and the environment.

In the infographic below, artist Joe Mohr chronicles the company’s toxic and deadly past, and reasons why local, organic food should be the only thing gracing your cupboards and fridge.

More info on Monsanto’s past, present and future, including sources for this graphic, can be found here.

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Robert T.

2:52PM PDT on Apr 11, 2012

@Mary I.: Agree, but it is an unfortunate coincidence that "Mary. I" is also a religious expression - it means "Mary Immaculate" - thanks to Grandma C. for the info. Perhaps using your full name would be a good idea. Or maybe sign yourself "M. (full name starting with I)"?

send a green star

colleen p.

11:57AM PDT on Apr 9, 2012

Mary l.
they invented the Poilo microbe?

http://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/products/polio.html Poilo for everyone. I just don't want to buy it for you

Corie R.

11:48AM PDT on Apr 9, 2012

sure they help farmers....by putting them out of business by suing them...Oh and don't forget those farmers in India who keep committing suicide because of the high cost of seeds and their crops don't harvest well-so they are in massive debt and kill themselves...DOWN WITH MONSANTO!

Angela N.

4:34PM PDT on Mar 28, 2012

thank you

Jane D.

6:53AM PDT on Mar 27, 2012

What can be done to stop the use of Aspartame in so many of our foods. it has been proven to cause problems in fetuses during pregnancy if mom's eat it. It is known to be a culprit in many neurological problems. What can we do to get this poison out of our food system?

Carole R.

8:14PM PST on Dec 10, 2011

Thank you for this important information.

Punyawardana G.

4:47PM PST on Dec 2, 2011

This Monsanto and other Agro Chemical murderers have brought a disastrous situation in Sri Lanka,a small country in the Indian ocean neighboring India. Predominantly an agricultural country its traditional agriculture, its environment are totally polluted.In one province alone more than 25 thousand people have died of kidney failures caused by agro chemical pollution, another 25 thousand are fatally lying in their death beds, more than 100thousand have been found affected.Since these Monsanto & others were introduced by the UN/FAO,and since they are accountable for these deaths and diseases,the peasants in that province travellrd all the way to Colombowhere FAO regional office is on last World Food Day and had a demonstration demanding damages / compensation.
Now we want to continue the demonstration- OWS New York, and we need support.If We are really concerned about this worldwide deaths and diseases/and these crimes to humanity
and If we want to stop it We should start it from somewhere and take it worldwide and bring
the UNFAO the culprit broker of these Murderers to their heels.-Punyawardana/Swarna Hansa Foundation Hansa

Sarah M.

1:56PM PDT on Nov 5, 2011

thanks

Mary l.

5:59AM PDT on Sep 30, 2011

There is a lot of evidence to support that DDT was actually the cause of Polio. Do the research it is very enlightening. Also The Founder of Monsanto happened to be a high ranking Knights Templar. His company was originally a chemical company. So he went from chemicals to agriculture??? Strange jump. Knights Templars are affiliated with the Jesuits and The Vatican so it really is quite interesting. I think people should stop focussing on complaining and actually research the ties that these companies have and where do they lead us. You will be quite amazed.

Armand B.

5:07PM PDT on Sep 29, 2011

TU. Signed the petitions and sign everyone I see against Monsanto and their frankenfood and poisons.