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Seeds of Destruction
Seeds of Destruction
2. Today I will start with a question that has generated curiosity to all of us at
some time in our lives... We have three recognized brands and we know that
these foods are dangerous for our health. But first let's ask ourselves: ¿why
these products are so dangerous to us?
3. Today I am going to expose you about the company Monsanto and its
transgenic seeds.
5. Many people in the world are getting sick from consuming these modified seeds
and from the amount of pesticides they work with, which is why they
contaminate their crops and to our planet, of course.
For example and according to a study by the National Cancer Institute of USA.,
we are exposed to various chemical materials like “saccharian”. “Saccharian” is
an artificial flavor that produces bladder cancer.
6. This company has affected the planet since World War II to the present. In
World War II they helped create the atomic bomb.
Then in Vietnam War they created the “Agent Orange” leaving thousands of
people with deformities.
7. Monsanto modifies crops such as corn, cotton, soybean and canola to import it
to other countries such as Colombia.
Besides creates transgenic seeds, they produces polystyrene and plastic to
pack food damaging the environment. For this reason, Monsanto is the fifth
most polluting company in the world.