Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility's Campaign for Safe Foods invites you to a screening of

The World According to Monsanto

"Celebrated journalist, and winner of the 1995 Prix Albert-Londres, Marie-Monique Robin explores the past and present of Monsanto in this hit documentary.

The film documents the history of the global leader in genetically engineered seeds, one of the most controversial companies in the history of modern industry. From the production of chemicals such as PCB, and polystyrene to deadly herbicides, such as the Agent Orange used in Vietnam, and bovine growth hormones used in milk, Monsanto has accumulated since its founding in 1901 a long legal record of trials stemming from the toxicity of its products.
But what are the real objectives this company? The fruit of three years of exceptional investigation conducted on four continents, The World According to Monsanto traces the origins of an industrial empire. The film alleges that Monsanto by means of falsified reports, governments collusion, lobbying and attempts at corruption, has become one of the largest seed companies in the world. With offices in 46 countries, it is responsible for 90 per cent of the genetically engineered crops grown worldwide.

Despite its long history of toxic products, Monsanto is now trying to represent itself as a “life-science” company, converted to the virtues of sustainable development. It has obtained 90 per cent of the patents on genetically engineered soy, corn, canola and cotton grown in the world. Through a succession of mergers and acquisitions, it is on its way to becoming the world leader in seed production, and along the way, to controlling the food chain of the entire planet. Roundup, its herbicide developed in 1974, has been key to its global conquest, as it has patented GE crops designed to be used with this herbicide. Given the long list of deadly products associated with the company, filmmaker Robin is accurate to label Monsanto as one of “the most controversial companies of the industrial era.”

For more information about the event, see the Salem Progressive Film Series website.