Explosive: Monsanto Knowingly Poisoned Workers Causing Devastating Birth DefectsAnthony Gucciardi The farmers are now suing not only Monsanto on behalf of their children, but many big tobacco giants as well. The birth defects that the farmers say occurred as a result are many, and includecerebral palsy, Down syndrome,psychomotor retardation, missing fingers, and blindness. The farmers come from small family-owned farms inMisiones Province and sell their tobacco to many United States distributors. The family farmers say that major tobacco companies like thePhilip Morris company asked them to use Monsantos herbicides and pesticides, assuring them that the products were safe. Through asserting that the toxic chemicals were safe, the farmers state in their claim that the tobacco companies wrongfully caused the parental and infant plaintiffs to be exposed to those chemicals and substances which they both knew, or should have known, would cause the infant offspring of the parental plaintiffs to be born with devastating birth defects. The majority of the farmers in the area used Monsantos Roundup, an herbicide with the active ingredientglyphosate that has shown to be killing human kidney cells. Whats more, the farmers say that the tobacco companies pushed Monsantos Roundup on the farmers despite a lack of protective equipment. Most shocking, the farmers were ordered to discard leftover herbicides and pesticides in locations in which they leached directly into the water supply. With Monsantos Roundup already known to be contaminating the groundwater, this comes as a serious threat to pure water supplies. The farmers end their landmark case with an explanation as to why the tobacco companies allowed Monsantos herbicides and pesticides to be unloaded on the small family farms in such vastquantitiesand purchased in excessive amounts. In their claim, the farmers state that the tobacco companies were motivated by a desire for unwarranted economic gain and profit, with zero regard for the farmers and their infant children many of which are now suffering from severe birth defects from Monsantos products. Explore More: This article first appeared at Natural Society, an excellent resource for health news and vaccine information. 