Monsanto CEO: 'Roundup Is Not A Carcinogen'

Hugh Grant, Monsanto chairman and chief executive officer, addresses Monsanto employees at the Monsanto Chesterfield Village Research Center groundbreaking on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Chesterfield, Mo. (Whitney Curtis / AP Images for Monsanto Co.)

In the second part of Here & Now’s interview with Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant, host Jeremy Hobson asks the head of the agrochemical and biotech giant about its production of pesticides, which some activists believe cause cancer, the aftereffects of PCBs, which Monsanto stopped making in the 1970s, and organic farming.

Guest

Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit NPR.

300x250 Ad

More Here and Now

300x250 Ad

Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now.

Donate