Really, How long will it take?

I just read the article How long will it take written by Claire Robinson. It seemed that this issue of genetically modified soy and the toxic glyphosate chemical found being sprayed on the agriculture crops. This chemical, being found in the herbicide and pesticide products that are being used, are seriously affecting the health of the local people who live within the country and by the fields being sprayed.  The were several reports of serious health issues resulting from the areal spraying of the herbicide on the crops that cause drifts of the toxic chemicals downwind.  These chemicals being sprayed on the agriculture are from the kingpin corporation Monsanto, who seem to not really give a nickel for the hazardous (both environmental and human health) chemicals being put on the very plants that we all eat. Apparently the Argentine government was in desperate need to rise up out of an economic recession currently plauging the economy and decided that the marginal cost outweighted the marginal benefit and planted the modified soy plant on 19 million hectares, which is actually over half of their cultivated land and sprayed 200 million liters of the herbicide on those crops. My question is, where is the ethics in all this? The soy is being exported to Europe,  and then consumed by many groups all over the world who probably don't have any clue what chemicals are in their food. The herbicide is said to have many different negative harmful affects such as respiratory problems, birth defects, cancer rates increased, and overall quality of life diminished. Dr Daria Gianfelici, who was the leading medical doctor to speak out and report the health effects of the harsh chemicals being sprayed and how bad the affects of it really are to not only the people, but to the environment as well. I think if this issue was spoken out and spread to the people consuming these products or purchasing the products and the companies who purchase these  products and provide them to consumers things might be a little different and the demand for such treated products would decrease. The filed lawsuit against the companies in Argentina by the families who were affected tremendously following a aerial spraying near their residence was a small revolutionary step towards the banning of the herbicide on the agriculture being farmed,produced, and exported out of Argentina. The levels of glysophate levels found in the soybeans are pretty scary if you consider the fact that this chemical is  highly toxic and definitely not good for our health, nor the health of the chickens and other livestock that feed on products containing this chemical. The even scarier thing is, this chemical is found all around us and we have no idea. Roundup is sprayed over fields, near our schools,  farms, who knows where.  The serious question is, are we trying to poison ourselves? Why do large companies and corporations feel the need to  ignore the everlasting fact that their products are being sprayed on our foods, lawns, fed to our animals and then consumed by us. The fact that i know this, and some may not know, is shocking. Hopefully in the near future the ban for using this chemical on the soy and other agricultural products and crops before the  harmful affects of this toxic chemical become too serious and it's too late to fix anything. This article really made me think about how little i know about the food i consume and how harmful the chemicals being sprayed on them are to our health and well being. I reject agrochemicals, and hope that many agree because its hard to always buy local, organic food and still live a healthy life.


Also to add, I stopped and listened to our former speaker and other activists speak out about discoverers day, and how Christopher Columbus is not a hero hes supposedly made out to be. For the short time I listened,  it was very interesting to hear others speak out and talk about their own lives and histories of their families and how they were affected by Columbus and his followers.