Corporate Scum
The above image is currently doing the rounds on Facebook. Apparently, the site ‘Snopes’, subtitled ‘Rumor Has It’, says the claim is undetermined as either true or false. The two studies which published the info can be viewed at
http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/monsantocorn.asp
Monsanto has countered with their own research that, they say, disproves these claims.
Monsanto are probably most famous for their toxic milk, currently banned from sale in Australia, New Zealand, and the EU, among other countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_somatotropin
They not only said it was safe, but sued Fox News to prevent the story being aired.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axU9ngbTxKw
As far as Monsanto are concerned, I think I’ll err on the side of caution.
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