Whole Foods Market Caves to Monsanto

Drugs, which are, in fact, Monsanto's final products (drugs), should not be legal under any circumstances, whatsoever! This company has lied, and lied, and lied, to the American people too many times for us to continue to take them seriously! Just listen: I heard on an Npr-relevant news source that the Monsanto company had denied the deadly effects its "Round-up Ready" corn or some s*** like that had had on Rats. These were bona-fide studies conducted by French scientists, smart ones, in fact, and they discovered, after a 90-day study the results of which Monsanto refused to acknowledge, the "toxic hepato-renal effects" caused by GM'd, Monsanto Maize. You can call this what you will, but I smell a cover-up( hepato-renal implies the kidnesy as wellas teh other organs, including the liver. Basically, the toxins from these Round-up-Ready-tainted Foods were so great, the toxicity showed up in the urine of these Rats!). You call this ethical behavior? Their products are the health-equivalent of "Twinkie" foods, and they must be stopped. Thank you, and have a nice day!!!!

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Whole Foods should use their full weight to fight GMO's as hard-line as possible, anything less feels like collusion whether traceable or not. Buying local from small producers is the way to go. Join a CSA or start a farmer's market in your area, if there isn't one already.

I know Whole Foods is very conveniently located for many and most Americans are still use to the big grocery store model. However, they are virulently anti-union and prevent smaller producers from entering or expanding their share of the market. So support smaller producers and they will eventually become more prevalent and convenient. Support workers' rights!

I KNEW they were up to SOMETHING....they charge only TWICE as much for everything!!!

I read this article and was instantly disappointed in Whole Foods, as such, I did my due diligence and emailed the company. My question to them was: "Hello, I recently read that Whole Foods is going to stop opposing Monsanto. From what I read it stated that WF's is asking in return that farmers whose crops are contaminated receive compensation. What is the real story on this?"

In reply to me they wrote this:

"Whole Foods Market has no ties with Monsanto. This is a lingering rumor that came out of some widespread misinformation that the Organic Consumers Association distributed in early 2011.
The issue rose when WFM and several others in the organic food industry testified at a congressional hearing in support of farmers’ rights to grow Non-GMOcrops. Because we did not take the exact hard-line stance that the OCA did, they accused of “being in bed with Monsanto,” and the rumor developed further from there. Whole Foods Market has no ties to Monsanto, and did nothave any interaction with the company concerning this or any other issue.
[and with regards to GMO's in their foods]
Our goal at Whole Foods Market is to provide informed consumer choice with regard to genetically engineered ingredients. Clearly labeled products enable shoppers who want to avoid foods made with GMOs to do so, and we offer a large and increasing number of choices in our stores. We source our entire line of national store brand products (365 Everyday Value and 365 Organic) to avoid GMOs, working closely with our suppliers to ensure that they avoid the intentional use of GMO ingredients."
So, this article is not all the facts, or even some of the facts really, it is info that has been skewed to make the company look bad when in fact they have not changed their ideals regarding GMO's. I have a real problem with the last line of this article: "WFM and their main distributor, United Natural Foods, maximize profits by selling products labeled "natural" at premium organic prices" because you know what, I buy their 365 and WF's brand natural products all the time at the same price as a comparable "conventional" made product, and the organic products are more expensive than the natural products.