Monsanto Corporation: A Biotech Company Responsible for Roundup Ready Soybeans: "Monsanto's Roundup Pesticide Linked to Cancer
Monsanto also produces the most commonly used broadleaf pesticide in the world, glyphosate--or Roundup. In addition to its inherent toxicity as a chemical pesticide, Roundup has now been found to aid the spread of fusarium head blight in wheat. This disease creates a toxin in the infected wheat, making the crop unsuitable for human or animal consumption. Canada's wheat industry is currently being ravaged by this disease. At the same time, the widespread use of Roundup has resulted in the formation of 'super weeds' --- unwanted plants that have developed an immunity to these pesticides. Read study linking Monsanto's Roundup to Cancer."