1. MONSANTO CORN
Carla Durán Tzompantzin
Rodrigo Argüelles Fernandez

2. Monsanto Company
 “We are a world leader in agriculture.
When farmers succeed, we succeed.
Using the tools of modern biology
affirm our commitment to agriculture
and farmers who feed, clothe and
energize our world in constant
growth.”

3. Monsanto Corn
 Rats fed lifelong with Monsanto GM maize
or exposed through drinking water to its
best selling fertilizer Roundup, suffered
multiple damages and tumors in their
bodies and organs, according to a French
study.
 Gilles-Eric Seralini, of the Caen’s
University was the leader on this study

4.  The rats suffered mammary tumors
and severe damage to liver and
kidneys.
 The study was published in the
journal Food and Chemical
Toxicology and presented at a press
conference in London.

6. Significantly, one of these varieties
(MON 810) grown in Uruguay since
2004 and that another (NK603) was
recently approved by the "National
Biosafety Cabinet" composed of a set
of ministries and authorities including
the Ministry of Public Health.

7. The research results were reported in
early December by the Committee for
Independent Research and Information
on Genetic Engineering
(CRIIGEN), based in
Caen, France, one of the organizations
that participated in the analysis.

8. Expectations Reality

9. Consecuences
 The Frenchman Jose Bove, vice president
of the Agriculture Committee of the
European Parliament and known
opponent of GMOs, requested the
immediate suspension of all crops and
import authorizations of genetically
modified crops in the European Union
(EU)
 Russia temporarily suspended the import
of GM maize from Monsanto