I was looking into Monsanto's history with PCBs recently (now Bayer's history), and was half-joking that they'd pull the old "Phillip-Morris into Altria" trick.

I was looking into Monsanto's history with PCBs recently (now Bayer's history), and was half-joking that they'd pull the old "Phillip-Morris into Altria" trick. :-\ > Bayer was expected to rid itself of the target’s name. Monsanto, the largest - though not the only - maker of genetically modified seeds, has been a lightning rod for environmentalists’ opposition to the technology. > The U.S. seed maker has also drawn criticism for pursuing its intellectual property rights with farmers, many of which depend on its seeds, more aggressively than its peers. These are the only criticisms of Monsanto mentioned in the article. But there are a lot more.[1] I guess they want us to forget that Monsanto knowingly[2][4] sold & dumped toxic PBCs for literally decades? Especially since many of those municipal lawsuits are just coming around[3], the documents proving they covered it up leaked last year[4]? Or that they manufactured Agent Orange, poisoning thousands of American soldiers and millions of Vietnamese? And that the Vietnamese got nothing because it wasn't "intended" to kill people[5], despite Monsanto knowing about the toxic effects of dioxins in Agent Orange? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_legal_cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto_legal_cases [2] https://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0101-02.htm https://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0101-02.htm > In 1966, Monsanto managers discovered that fish submerged in that creek turned belly-up within 10 seconds, spurting blood and shedding skin as if dunked into boiling water. They told no one. In 1969, they found fish in another creek with 7,500 times the legal PCB levels. They decided "there is little object in going to expensive extremes in limiting discharges." In 1975, a company study found that PCBs caused tumors in rats. They ordered its conclusion changed from "slightly tumorigenic" to "does not appear to be carcinogenic." [3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2017/01/11/west-coast-super-tort-against-monsanto-could-spread-to-other-states/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2017/01/11/west-c... [4] https://www.ecowatch.com/monsanto-pcbs-2470957270.html https://www.ecowatch.com/monsanto-pcbs-2470957270.html [5] https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/nyregion/civil-lawsuit-on-defoliant-in-vietnam-is-dismissed.html https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/nyregion/civil-lawsuit-on... Previous settlements: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/21/business/700-million-settlement-in-alabama-pcb-lawsuit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/21/business/700-million-sett..., http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/st-louis-jury-orders-monsanto-to-pay-million-in-latest/article_08e25795-0d36-5155-999c-c6bd954a6c2e.html http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/st-louis-jury-order...