Monsanto makes buyers of their seeds sign a user agreement. Included in this agreement is a clause that the user agrees not to do any studies on Monsanto seed or publish the results without Monsanto’s approval. They’ve been approving studies favorable to them and suppressing ones that turn out to be unfavorable or that they suspect might be unfriendly to their interests. As the article points out, could you imagine a car manufacturer trying to stop Consumer Reports from publishing side-by-side comparisons of collision studies? Monsanto has been suppressing studies relevant to the effect of their products on human health.
Here’s Mayda’s post on it at Local Food Columbus.
