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There is currently a big push by the biotech industry to force GM foods into Europe. Whether they succeed is largely in the hands of the supermarkets, which have most power over the European food supply. Until now the supermarkets, under pressure from consumers, have banned GM ingredients from their own-brand products but hardly any have so far banned the use of GM animal feed in their meat, dairy or egg production lines. Please ask the supermarkets to maintain their strong stance against GM ingredients and, in particular, to ensure that their meat, eggs, and dairy products are GM-free. Send your letters to each supermarket listed – addresses below the model letter. Please personalise your letters. You may also like to add points from Stealth GMOs or 10 reasons why we don’t need GM foods MODEL LETTERDear..................... I am writing to express my strong concern about the renewed attempts by some politicians and by the biotech industry to force GM foods into Europe. Many leading scientists have expressed concerns over many years about the safety of GM foods and the lack of proper studies, and my family and I definitely don't want to eat them. I'm therefore writing to ask you for confirmation that you will continue to enforce the strong stand that ........ [insert name of supermarket that you are writing to e.g. Sainsbury's] has taken over nearly a decade to protect us all from the dangers of GM foods by excluding them from your own brand products. I would also ask you, in particular, to ensure that your suppliers of meat, eggs and dairy products feed their livestock only non-GM animal feed. If you have ranges of meat, eggs and dairy that are fed on non-GM feed, please let me know which these are and label these ranges clearly as "GM Free" so I can continue to shop for my family from your stores with confidence, knowing that we are not eating foods produced from GMOs. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours .... SUPERMARKET ADDRESSESThe Chairman
Asda Stores, ASDA House
South Bank, Great Wilson St
Leeds LS11 5AD The Chairman,
Tesco Stores, Tesco House,
Delamare Rd, Cheshunt,
Herts EN8 9SL Peter Marks, Chief Executive
The Co-operative Group
New Century House
Manchester M60 4ES The Chief Executive,
Iceland Foods Ltd., Second Ave.,
Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside,
Flintshire CH5 2NW The Chairman
Marks & Spencer
Chester Business Park
Wrexham Road
Chester CH4 9GA The Chairman
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
33 Holborn
London EC1N 2HT Waitrose Limited
Doncastle Road
Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 8YA The Chairman,
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc,
Hilmore House, Gain Lane
Bradford BD3 7DL The Chairman
Edwin Booth
Booths Supermarkets
Longridge Road
Ribbleton, Preston
PR2 5BX Aldi Stores
Holly Lane, Atherstone
Warwickshire CV9 2SQ |
