Protestors gather Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Monsanto headquarters in Creve Coeur. Photo by Erik M. Lunsford |
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Protesters
who are part of a movement calling itself Occupy Monsanto hung banners
throughout the region early Tuesday, a day after holding a march through
downtown St. Louis and days after protests against the company were held in
some 30 cities across the country.
Some of the
signs read "FDA is Genetically Contaminated by Monsanto" and
"Genetic Biohazard: Defend Yourself."
By mid-day
Tuesday, roughly half of the 13 banners, which were hung mostly on highway
overpasses, had been removed by law enforcement, according to an Occupy
Monsanto organizer.
Over the
weekend the Creve Couer-based biotechnology giant told employees at a research
facility in Davis, Calif., that they did not need to come to work, out of
concern for their safety amid protests there.
A Monsanto
spokesperson said 60 people work at the facility, but did not comment further.
The
movement, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, is trying to urge people to take
part in a one-day international protest on September 17, the one-year
anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The group
is calling on federal regulators to require mandatory labeling of foods
containing transgenic ingredients, and is pushing to stop approval of new crops
that would be genetically engineered to withstand applications of
old-generation herbicides.
The company
said it respects the rights of the protesters to voice their opinions, but did
not comment beyond that.
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