Thank you for the opportunity to provide a response to the article published in the May 2008 edition of Vanity Fair. At Monsanto, we strive to conduct business in alignment with basic values which include integrity, transparency and respect. These values are core to how we operate and are key to our Human Rights Policy... The Vanity Fair article that has been posted on your site is neither objective nor accurate in its review of Monsanto or our practices...We ask your readership to view Monsanto by our actions and not by the words of the media. They can learn more about our actions related to specific allegations made in the article, on the For the Record section of our website...