The End of Monsanto and GMO: Life Enthusiast Podcast #354
Channel: Life Enthusiast
Date: 2019-07-11

The American biotech company, Monsanto, was recently purchased by the German chemical and pharmaceutical maker, Bayer. This was announced by the US Department of Justice in May of 2018. Monsanto is the world’s biggest producer of crops, and by merging with Bayer, they will control over 25% of the world’s crop market. Bayer announced the idea in 2016, and two years later they gained the approval of the European Commission to go ahead with the merger.

For those of us who know what Monsanto represents, this might be very confusing news. Does this mean that Monsanto will no longer exist or be allowed to sell and use glyphosate, the number one weed killer that is dangerous to human health? Or does it mean this poison will keep spreading all over the world in disguise, under a different label?

Martin and Scott talk about Bayer, a company that has its own terrible history, what to expect from the merger, and how each of us can instigate change by thinking globally, but acting locally. Is this the end of Monsanto as we know it? Will things stay the same? Could they possibly get even worse? How will this affect GMO labeling? We’re talking about it all on this episode of the Life Enthusiast Podcast!

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