PCBs

Monsanto knew of grave health risks from toxic PCB chemicals it sold for years before ban, docs say

RT | August 9, 2017 Monsanto used toxic industrial chemicals known as PCBs in the production of everyday appliances such as TVs, fridges and plastics for at least eight years after discovering the harm they did, newly-compiled archives claim to prove. From the 1930s, and until the end of their distribution in 1977, Monsanto was […]

Washington state sues Monsanto over ‘omnipresent and terrifically toxic material’

RT | December 9, 2016 PCB pollution is in “every waterway in the state,” Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said as he announced a lawsuit against Monsanto. It is the first time the agricultural biotech giant has ever been sued by a state. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, have been at the heart of multiple lawsuits […]

Monsanto’s Deep Legacy of Corruption and Cover-Up

By Barbara Minton | Natural Society | March 6, 2015 Monsanto is now instantly recognized as the company dominating the global food supply with its more than 7000  current worldwide patents. But today’s Monsanto is not a corporate newcomer. Although its literature heralds the company as having a clear and principled code of conduct and a pledge to demonstrate […]