Safety last

The Monsanto company is one of the worst actors in agriculture.   They have relentlessly prioritized profits over safety and tried to intimidate anyone who questions their products or company ethics.  Now, it comes to light their signature product, Roundup, is a probable carcinogen.  Monsanto has assured 2 generations of farmers and farm workers this weed killer is practically as safe as drinking water.  It has developed an entire agriculture ecosystem dependent on Roundup.  Many varieties of corn and soybeans are "Roundup ready" by virtue of genetic engineering.  The American population has been unwitting guinea pigs for this experiment for the last 50 years.  Now, the International Agency for Cancer Research has declared the chemical a "likely carcinogen".  It has been associated with increased incidence of non Hodgkin's lymphoma in workers exposed to Roundup.  Meanwhile, unless you buy only organic foods, you have been exposed to the effects of this chemical also.  If you think the government is on this and conducting testing to verify these allegations, think again.  Unlike European governments, ours does not verify the absolute safety of potential carcinogens before unleashing them on the public.  Nor does it have the funding to do studies of long term exposure.  So,
like it or not we have to be proactive to protect our health.  Monsanto is laughing all the way to the bank.