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(Beyond Pesticides, October 12, 2016) German chemical company Bayer said it would not introduce genetically engineered (GE) crops in Europe after its historic takeover of U.S. seed and pesticide producer Monsanto. The European Union (EU) has been skeptical of GE crops, with many countries refusing to approve certain varieties of them. However, in the U.S., where GE crops make up about half of the crops grown, the merger will probably have little to no effect on GE use.<\/p>\n

\"bayer-monsanto\"Last month, St. Louis-based agrichemical giant \u00a0Monsanto Co. agreed to sell the company<\/a> \u00a0to German pharmaceutical and chemical conglomerate, Bayer, in \u00a0an unprecedented $66 billion dollar deal. This takeover of the U.S. firm is the biggest ever by a German company. The combination would create a global agricultural and chemical giant \u201d\u201dand bring Bayer together with a leading producer of genetically engineered seeds that are engineered to resist pesticides, particularly Monsanto\u2019s flagship product, Roundup.<\/p>\n

Roundup, whose active ingredient is glyphosate, is used alongside various GE crops including corn and soybeans. In 2015, the World Health Organization\u2019s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a landmark \u00a0report naming glyphosate as \u00a0\u201cprobably carcinogenic to humans.<\/a>\u201d <\/em>Glyphosate\u2019s EU license was set to expire this year, and some member states including France, Sweden, and the Netherlands objected to the renewal. A vote to reauthorize usage of glyphosate on a temporary basis failed in June 2016. However, glyphosate\u2019s license was extended for 18 months<\/a> \u00a0just as it was about to expire. The next re-evaluation of the license is scheduled at \u00a0the end of 2017. In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is convening a Scientific Advisory Panel next week to evaluate glyphosate\u2019s carcinogenic potential,<\/a> even though the agency is proposing to classify glyphosate as not likely to be carcinogenic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Bayer CEO Werner Baumann was quoted Monday as telling German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung: “We don’t want to take over Monsanto in order to establish genetically modified plants in Europe.” He added, “If politics and society in Europe don’t want genetically modified seeds, then we accept that, even if we disagree on the substance.”<\/p>\n

This stance not to force GE on Europeans may stem from concerns from Bayer on assuming Monsanto\u2019s tarnished reputation<\/a>, which dates back to its production of the Agent Orange defoliant<\/a> used by U.S. forces in the Vietnam War. According to reports, Bayer had begun discussions about whether to dump the Monsanto name upon the merger’s closing. Bayer is reportedly looking to avoid “sullying its reputation” as it is looking to expand its European operations by building consumer trust. However, Bayer also faces close scrutiny over its own pesticides \u2014the neonicotinoid<\/a>s, identified as \u00a0contributing to mass die-offs of bees.<\/p>\n

The companies say that the takeover will contribute to chemical and agricultural research and eventually will help farmers to produce more food. However, critics express concerns that the merger will only tighten a monopolist grip on markets, and will lead to price increases, lack of availability of non-GE and non-treated seed, increased GE crops, and growing reliance on toxic pesticides.<\/p>\n

The merger is not set in stone, however. Several steps \u00a0must take place \u00a0before the deal can be finalized. Federal regulators would have to give the go-ahead for the deal, as would \u00a0the European Commission, which generally opposes the use of GE seeds, an area of specialization for Monsanto. Similarly, chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical are also slated to merge, with their boards of directors unanimously \u00a0approved the merger of their companies<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0through an all-stock deal, valuing the combined market capitalization at $130 billion. \u00a0In February 2016, \u00a0China National Chemical Corp. acquired Syngenta AG<\/strong><\/a>, and then cleared a major hurdle to the merger this past August when the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) gave the \u00a0go-ahead<\/a> \u00a0for the merger to move forward, a deal worth nearly $43 million.<\/p>\n

Observers say that in the long-term, markets will reveal that relying on the promotion of chemical-intensive agricultural practices is not a sustainable business practice. Chemical-intensive agriculture depends on chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides that have been shown to \u00a0reduce soil organic matter and decrease the diversity of soil biota<\/strong><\/a>. These chemical inputs contaminate waterways, leading to eutrophication and \u201cdead zones,\u201d where nothing is able to live or grow. Sustainability advocates say that the \u00a0only way that the agricultural industry can create a sustainable business model is to produce products that are compatible with \u00a0organic agriculture.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you oppose the Bayer-Monsanto merger, please consider reaching out to your \u00a0Senators<\/a> \u00a0or \u00a0Representative<\/a> \u00a0to ask them to reject the approval of a merger that consolidates seed availability, and encourage them instead to focus on increasing the availability of organic seeds, which do not negatively affect \u00a0soil, water or human health.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source: RT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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