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Originally Posted by GeraldKo View Post
ysss,

you say, "We're not buying 100% physical commodity goods here, a lockdown (for whatever purpose) can be part of the deal."

So what do you think of this?

from http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/04/13-0

Concerns about genetically altered crops and the lack of broad testing hit a boiling point last year. In February 2009, 26 leading academic entomologists -- scientists specializing in insects -- issued a public statement to the Environmental Protection Agency complaining that they were restricted from doing independent research by technology agreements Monsanto and other companies attach to every bag of biotech seed they sell. The agreements disallow any research that is not first approved by the companies.

"No truly independent research can be legally conducted on many critical questions regarding the technology," the scientists said in their statement.
Unfortunately I don't know much about them. All I know about monsanto (from a documentary I've watched) was that they were the company the produced Agent Orange during the vietnam war and they were in pesticide\herbicide business before being the genetic engineering giant that they are now.

I'm guessing they implement that restriction to protect their trade secrets and to minimize any negative findings that may be revealed by studies not conducted under their watchful eyes. I'd be interested how they manage to pass FDA (other than having a bunch of them in their pockets).

Yes, I see the parallels between these companies that manage to seduce the masses with their products but may have long term negative repercussions.
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