In case you thought Monsanto only produces genetically modified seed now

That wonderful biotech company Monsanto & Co, which helped bring forth the deadly Agent Orange before it decided to move on and attempt to commercially crowd out natural food crops world-wide, still produces herbicides/pesticides.

Lest you think that this is confined to the well-known Round Up - here is one new product announced in 2010:

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced it has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the sales of a new formulation of acetochlor for early post-emergence use in cotton and soybeans. The product will be marketed as MON 63410 Herbicide for the 2010 growing season.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this herbicide has been classified as a probable human carcinogen and is considered dangerous in community water supplies at an annual concentration ≥ 2.0 ppb.

Monsanto & Co. has been partly owned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation since at least 2008 and if The Guardian newspaper is to be believed the foundation increased its shareholdings in 2010.

* This post is part of North Coast Voices' effort to keep Monsanto's blog monitor (affectionately known as Mr. Monsanto) in long-term employment.

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