Genetically Modified Holocaust
Everyone in the world needs three basic requirements to live-- air, water, and food. Out of the three needs in life, one if more appreciated and outshines the rest.. Food. Food has tv shows and its own network, not to mention there are tons of social media accounts focused entirely on food. Food connects countries and continents, and leave options to explore different cultures through food. Food can also bring together a community through barbeques and banquets. Food is diverse and comes in an abundance flavors from sweet and sour to salty and bitter and the uncommon unami: food has the ability to engage all the five senses of the human body all at once. So it’s strange Americans overlook what food truly is. Genetically modified organisms, abbreviated as GMOs, are a major controversial issue in …show more content…
Monsanto’s cause has been violent and in the legal system more than once. Monsanto has sued more than four-hundred and ten farmers for using their seeds in cross parenting and general field growth without purchasing or proper licensing (Johnson, 4). On the other hand, in the Percy Schmeister vs. Monsanto Canada Inc., Monsanto tried to sue Percy for misuse of their crops, but they didn’t expect he would counter sue Monsanto for cross-contaminating his fields. Most farmers that have been sued didn’t have proof to counter against Monsanto, but Percy’s case sparked a reaction Monsanto didn’t expect. According to Amy Glasscock “Schmeiser discovered his plants were contaminated when he sprayed a three-acre test patch of his farm located near the road with Roundup” (Glasscock, 234). Schmeiser found that only 60% survived the herbicide, proving it was Monsanto’s crops and Monsanto threatened Percy Schmeiser’s farm. The case between who was really guilty continued all the way until Canada’s Supreme
Everyone in the world needs three basic requirements to live-- air, water, and food. Out of the three needs in life, one if more appreciated and outshines the rest.. Food. Food has tv shows and its own network, not to mention there are tons of social media accounts focused entirely on food. Food connects countries and continents, and leave options to explore different cultures through food. Food can also bring together a community through barbeques and banquets. Food is diverse and comes in an abundance flavors from sweet and sour to salty and bitter and the uncommon unami: food has the ability to engage all the five senses of the human body all at once. So it’s strange Americans overlook what food truly is. Genetically modified organisms, abbreviated as GMOs, are a major controversial issue in …show more content…
Monsanto’s cause has been violent and in the legal system more than once. Monsanto has sued more than four-hundred and ten farmers for using their seeds in cross parenting and general field growth without purchasing or proper licensing (Johnson, 4). On the other hand, in the Percy Schmeister vs. Monsanto Canada Inc., Monsanto tried to sue Percy for misuse of their crops, but they didn’t expect he would counter sue Monsanto for cross-contaminating his fields. Most farmers that have been sued didn’t have proof to counter against Monsanto, but Percy’s case sparked a reaction Monsanto didn’t expect. According to Amy Glasscock “Schmeiser discovered his plants were contaminated when he sprayed a three-acre test patch of his farm located near the road with Roundup” (Glasscock, 234). Schmeiser found that only 60% survived the herbicide, proving it was Monsanto’s crops and Monsanto threatened Percy Schmeiser’s farm. The case between who was really guilty continued all the way until Canada’s Supreme