Monsanto Company (MON)

The growth of Monsanto, a large corporation which provides agricultural products globally, could be severely curtailed by long emerging and restructuring trends in global social and economic development and international food policies. Here, I will address only the most immediate of these concerns that will halt Monsanto’s growth over the next 2 – 5 years. On May 19, 2009, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine’s (“AAEM”) released a public statement calling for an immediate moratorium on genetically manipulated (“GMO”) Foods.

As I understand it, the Academy is extremely worried that genetically manipulated foods pose a risk to human health. The call for the moratorium may be intended to carefully examine severity and extent of the risk of GMO’s to human health. The areas of health purportedly at risk include:
“Areas of toxicology, allergy and immune function, reproductive health, and metabolic, physiologic and genetic health.”

The American Academy is asking for the following actions:

1.   A moratorium on GMO food to facilitate property testing for health, safety and to ensure appropriate identification of the affected foods.
2.   Public education on the effects on human health for consumption of GMO foods
3.   Time to scientifically examine the effects of GMO foods in the treatment of certain illness affecting the human population
4.   Further study of GMO Foods on human health

What have you heard about this issue and its implications for companies such as Monsanto?