GMO Soy
Follow the logic. Soy Beans go in many many things. They are a feed for farm animals. They are a filler in processed meats. They produce oil. They are a filler in a lot of things. They grow low to the ground and keeping weeds away was a problem. If they sprayed for weeds they would also kill the soy bean plants. Imagine creating a soy bean plant that was immune to weed killer, wouldn't that be great?
Thus, a genetic version of the Soy Bean was patented by Monsanto in the 1990s. The genetic manipulation made soy bean plant resistant to "glyhphosate". Glyphosate is the active ingredient in weed killers, most notably "Round Up". As a result, farmers started spraying a lot more weed killer on their soy plants. As a result, we all started consuming a lot more glyhphosate, because the plants and the beans were consuming it as part of their growth process (and not dying).
Is the human consumption of weed killer a good idea? No.
Should the FDA have prevented this? Yes
Monsanto produced studies which showed there were no human cell receptors for glyphosate, and thus they and the FDA deemed it "safe".
Problem., Glyphosate was first patented by Monsanto as an anti-biotic and pipe cleaner, and it's it's anti-biotic qualities that are damaging to the human system. Basically, when a human consumes glyphosate, it affects (kills) a bacteria in the gut which provide the lining between the stomach and the blood stream. Once that bacteria is dead, the barrier between the gut and the blood stream is damaged and all kinds of things that are not supposed to get into the blood stream get in causing auto-immune issues. The condition itself is known as "leaky gut".
With what has been shared, is there anything inherently bad with Soy GMO product? No (although in fact there is science which shows there is, but outside this scope).
With what has been shared, is the glyphosate that is getting into the human body directly affecting human cells? No.
With what has been shared, is there a problem with consuming glyphosate? Hell yes...
Monsanto, farmers and the entire medical system benefited in numerous ways from this product.
The farmers are NOT allowed to use seeds from a prior crop for a subsquent year. Meaning Monsanto just "created" an annual revenue stream which did not exist prior.
The farmers themselves get far higher crop yields with less work.
The medical system saw a dramatic uptick of patients with low grade chronic issues, which meant an uptick in the subscription of pharmaceuticals and the sale of OTC medications for things like indgestion, gas, bloating and all kinds of more serious issues associated with this
Ethically, is this okay? Most will say hell no.
Legally is this okay? Most who learn this will say hell no.
We (the United States) are just getting around to addressing this after 20 years. Other countries like Russia and many in Europe outlawed these items in the late 1990s as soon as this all came to light. The US Media machine keeps us all focused on the Kardashians and the latest dog or cat issue to keep the attention away from things like this.