In a recent lawsuit against Chipotle arguing that Chipotle’s non-GMO claims from the franchises’ new “G-M-Over it” marketing campaign were false and misleading. Although it advertises it is GMO free, Chipotle sells meat and dairy products produced from animals fed genetically modified feed, and a variety of soft drinks from third party suppliers that contain sweeteners from genetically altered corn as clearly stated on its website. Apparent ethical values would be transparency and honesty because they are not communicating clearly with their customers. This information is readily available on their website, but not many consumers are going to take the time to research this and go to their website to make sure their food doesn’t contain any
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When these gaps arise we must ask who will likely play the role of the defendant, who will be the potential plaintiffs, and how will they be compensated for their losses? More importantly, can representatives of the law resolve these crucial issues in manners that will establish incentives to avoid future legal problems? In the last few years biotech companies, such as Monsanto, have been making leaps in the science of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). These strides in science come with great responsibility and potential liability. The purpose of this paper will be to examine legal elements in relation to the corporate social responsibility of the Monsanto Company to establish an understanding of who will bear the risk of the significant potential harm from GMOs. This paper will summarize the understanding of GMOs by Monsanto and briefly evaluate the legal elements of current United States legislation on GMOs. It will expand upon forms of tort law such as contamination and discuss the corporate social responsibility of …show more content…
The issue of corporate social responsibility often walks a thin line. The idea of social responsibility is that decision makers are obligated to take actions which protect and improve the welfare of society as a whole along with their own interests. Should Monsanto as a company be thinking twice about producing GM seeds that could possibly be harmful to its consumers, or dose responsibility fall on the farmers dusting their fields with pesticides? Regardless of the potentially unethical decisions made, Monsanto is not operating outside of the law governing
When these gaps arise we must ask who will likely play the role of the defendant, who will be the potential plaintiffs, and how will they be compensated for their losses? More importantly, can representatives of the law resolve these crucial issues in manners that will establish incentives to avoid future legal problems? In the last few years biotech companies, such as Monsanto, have been making leaps in the science of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). These strides in science come with great responsibility and potential liability. The purpose of this paper will be to examine legal elements in relation to the corporate social responsibility of the Monsanto Company to establish an understanding of who will bear the risk of the significant potential harm from GMOs. This paper will summarize the understanding of GMOs by Monsanto and briefly evaluate the legal elements of current United States legislation on GMOs. It will expand upon forms of tort law such as contamination and discuss the corporate social responsibility of …show more content…
The issue of corporate social responsibility often walks a thin line. The idea of social responsibility is that decision makers are obligated to take actions which protect and improve the welfare of society as a whole along with their own interests. Should Monsanto as a company be thinking twice about producing GM seeds that could possibly be harmful to its consumers, or dose responsibility fall on the farmers dusting their fields with pesticides? Regardless of the potentially unethical decisions made, Monsanto is not operating outside of the law governing