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Monsanto Biotechnology Book for Kids

Caught Brainwashing Children

T h e p u b li c i s n o t b u y i n g t h e l ie s r e g a r d i n g M o n s a n t o s G M Oc r o p s , a n d a s a r e s u l t b io t e ch g i a n t s a r e s cr a m b l in g t o p r e s e r v e

t h e i r d w i n d l in g r o le in o u r s o ci et y .

By Anthony Gucciardi, Natural Society News, 22 march 2012

Facing direct opposition from the public, biotechnology giants like Monsanto

and Dow are now making a disturbing attempt to brainwash developing minds

into accepting their genetically modifiedfoods using blatant lies and

propaganda. In a last ditch effort to potentially sway public opinion, the

Council for Biotechnology Information (CBI) has launched the Biotechnology

Basics Activity Book for kids. With the intent to be used by agriculture and

science teachers, the activity book spreads absurd lies about GMO crops

even going as far as to say that they improve our health and help the

environment.

The bookcan be seen on the organizations website, and makes it extremely

apparent that it is full of misinformation and propaganda that completely

ignores scientific research surrounding genetically modified organisms

(GMOs). In fact, lets examine some claims made by this book that serves as an

educational tool to be used by teachers. The first claim by the activity book is
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Further adding to the long list of negative health consequences that go against

the claim that the biotech inventions improve our health , Monsantos

Roundup ready crops have also been linked to mental illness,

obesity, infertility, and DNA damage. Peer-reviewed research shows that

Monsantos products are far from healthy, and to say that they

actually improve our health is truly concerning when you consider the fact thatchildren are reading this information as fact. The biotechnology organization

also failed to mention how Monsanto has been caught running slave labor

rings, forcing employees into illegal working conditions in which they were

forced to work 14 hours or more per day on the field. Whats more, the laborers

were unable to leave the premises if they expected to ever receive their pay.

Helping the Environment

The next claim that needs addressing is perhaps the most ludicrous of them all.Do Monsantos products really help the environment as the book claims?

Remember, this is given to teachers as scientific information, not just presented

as an opinion. Research has shown that Monsantos modified Bt pesticide is

actually mutating the very genetic coding of insect life on the planet, creating

super resistant mutant bugs that are wreaking havoc on farms using

Monsantos harmful concoctions across the globe. At least 8 populations of

insects have developed some form of resistance, with 2 populations resistant to

Bt sprays and at least 6 species resistant to Bt crops as a whole.

Perhaps most concerning is the mounting rootworm resistance as a result ofMonsantos GMO corn usage. A group of 22 academic corn experts recently

petitioned the EPA over the extreme danger presented by the crops, urging the

EPA to take long awaited action. The experts sent a letter on March 5th to the

agency explaining their worries regarding long-term corn production prospects

in light of GMO crops failures. If nothing is done, experts worry that the future

of agricultural stability is threatened. Experts are also concerned about the mass

amount of superweeds currently springing up around the globe as a result of

Monsantos Roundup. These resistant weeds currently cover over 4.5 million

hectares in the United States alone, though experts estimate the world-wide

land coverage tohave reached at least 120 million hectares by 2010. The onsetof superweeds is being increasingly documented in Australia, Argentina,

Brazil, Chile, Europe and South Africa.

The public is not buying the lies regarding Monsantos GMO crops, and as a

result biotech giants are scrambling to preserve their dwindling role in our

society. There is a serious war on for the minds of developing children right
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now, and it is being waged by government-approved mega corporations who

care not for the health of these children but for profits. The claims made within

this book are not only scientifically unfounded, but they are seriously

dangerous to the health of children and adults alike. This phony book is far

from an educational resource.

This article was published at NationofChange

at: http://www.nationofchange.org/monsanto-biotechnology-book-kids-caught-

brainwashing-children-1332432699. All rights are reserved.
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