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- Peddled the infamous Agent Orange from 1962 to 1970, during the Vietnam wars. The US military sprayed 72 million liters of herbicides, mostly Agent Orange, over Vietnam. Over one million Vietnamese were exposed to the spraying, as well as over 100,000 Americans and allied troops.
- Patented and attempted to commercialise the “terminator technology” meant to control the viability of seeds.
- Feb. 4, 1994, despite nationwide protests by consumer groups, Monsanto and the FDA forced onto the US market the world's first GE animal drug, recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH, sometimes known as rBST). BGH is a powerful GE drug produced by Monsanto which, injected into dairy cows, forces them to produce 15%-25% more milk, in the process seriously damaging their health and reproductive capacity.
- In 1995-ranked 5th in the EPA’s toxic release inventory, as it was responsible for releasing 37 million pounds of toxic chemicals into the environment.
- To date, Monsanto has opened more than 475 seed piracy cases nationwide, generated from over 1,800 leads. More than 250 of these cases are under active investigation. And more than 100 cases have been settled.
And these are just a few examples!
