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}}Monsanto is a agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation that was acquired by Bayer AG in June, 2018. Monsanto was infamous for their aggressive legal maneuvering, poor treatment of farmers, sketchy business practices, and creating herbicides such as roundup. | }}Monsanto is a agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation that was acquired by Bayer AG in June, 2018. Monsanto was infamous for their aggressive legal maneuvering, poor treatment of farmers, sketchy business practices, and creating herbicides such as roundup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gillam |first=Carey |date=20 Apr 2020 |title=EPA faces court over backing of Monsanto's controversial crop system |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/20/epa-faces-court-over-backing-of-monsantos-controversial-crop-system |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Glenna |first=Leland |last2=Bruce |first2=Analena |date=Sep 2021 |title=Suborning science for profit: Monsanto, glyphosate, and private science research misconduct |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048733321000925 |website=ScienceDirect}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 Jun 2018 |title=Bayer closes Monsanto acquisition |url=https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/bayer-closes-monsanto-acquisition/ |website=Bayer Global}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:24, 6 February 2026
Monsanto
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|---|---|
| Founded | 1901 |
| Legal Structure | Subsidiary |
| Industry | agrochemical, agricultural biotechnology |
| Also known as | |
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Monsanto is a agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation that was acquired by Bayer AG in June, 2018. Monsanto was infamous for their aggressive legal maneuvering, poor treatment of farmers, sketchy business practices, and creating herbicides such as roundup.[1][2][3]
Consumer-impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Monsanto category.
Example incident one (date)
- Main article: link to the main CR Wiki article
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
Example incident two (date)
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Products
See also
References
- ↑ Gillam, Carey (20 Apr 2020). "EPA faces court over backing of Monsanto's controversial crop system". The Guardian.
- ↑ Glenna, Leland; Bruce, Analena (Sep 2021). "Suborning science for profit: Monsanto, glyphosate, and private science research misconduct". ScienceDirect.
- ↑ "Bayer closes Monsanto acquisition". Bayer Global. 7 Jun 2018.