The agricultural behemoth Monsanto invented the glyphosate-based herbicide known as RoundUp and began to market it to the public in 1974 after Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was almost universally banned. In the late 1990s the use of Roundup skyrocketed, thanks to Monsanto’s clever marketing strategy in which genetically engineered seeds were used to grow food crops that […]

In recent months, we have all become aware of the various dangers of the chemicals that are used on our foods. The frontrunner in this topic is the herbicide known as Roundup that is produced and manufactured by agricultural giant Monsanto. Roundup has been linked primarily to the development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma but studies indicate that its main ingredient, glyphosate, may cause several other types of cancers as well. So, if dying of a perfectly avoidable illness is not on your list of things to do today, how do you handle this problem? One of the best ways to stop this happening to you and your family is to eat organic.

Our great-great-grandparents lived on a 100% totally organic diet. Modern day farming methods that involve the use of genetically modified organisms like those engineered to withstand the ever-present Roundup by Monsanto, synthetic fertilizers, other pesticides, and other herbicides, specifically those containing the cancer-causing chemical known as glyphosate, simply did not exist back then. Over the last century or so, our dietary habits and our farming practices have been altered significantly. Our bodies and our genetics, however, have not. You cannot expect to fuel your body or to reach optimal physical or mental health by eating food laced with poisonous, carcinogenic chemicals that your body doesn’t even recognize.

If you have been following the news with even a marginal sort of diligence then you have no doubt heard of glyphosate, the dangerous chemical used in Monsanto’s Roundup Weedkiller. You will also have been made aware of how dangerous this chemical is to our health and how ubiquitous it is in our everyday lives. It has contaminated our food supply, our water, and our environment. Fortunately, there are steps that you can take to protect yourself and your family from the cancer-causing, birth defect forming, kidney damaging, endocrine system disrupting chemical that is currently being foisted upon the public by the gallon.

The jury assigned to Mr. Johnson’s lawsuit wanted to punish the Monsanto corporation because they believed the company deliberately and actively withheld the fact that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular Herbicide known as Roundup, was a carcinogen from the public. The amount of the compensation that was awarded to Johnson indicates that the jury was not convinced by Monsanto’s expert witnesses. Product liability lawsuits are an increasingly popular part of the American lifestyle. There is no shortage of examples of companies that have knowingly added toxic ingredients to their products, so it is important that there is a process for the individuals who have been harmed to hold these corporations accountable.