Keep supermarkets GM free9 May 2012
Some supermarkets are going back on their efforts to use GM free animal feed in meat, eggs and dairy.
Tell supermarkets to keep our food GM free
Morrisons have dropped their ban on using GM free animal feed for their poultry meat and eggs.
This is a major step backwards in the fight to keep our food GM free.
A massive consumer backlash started the ban, and another is needed to ensure other GM products don't appear on shelves in Morrisons and elsewhere.
Labeling loophole in the EU rules
Supermarkets must label any foods that are GM, or have GM ingredients. But this does not cover products, such as meat, milk or eggs, where the animals are fed on GM feed ingredients, like soy.
Each supermarket has its own policy for different animal products. You can find a list on the GM Freeze website.
We want Morrisons to put the ban on GM feed for their poultry meat and eggs back, and to stop other supermarkets following Morrisons bad example.
Greenwash
Many supermarkets have signed up to the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) - a scheme that certifies soy for animal feed and biofuels as sustainable.
But the RTRS does nothing to prevent the expansion of plantations in South America to grow soy for European factory farms, causing deforestation and displacement of communities.
Even worse the RTRS certifies GM soy as 'responsible'.
Instead, supermarkets should be finding home-grown alternatives to imported soy for animal feed, and sticking to strong non-GM policies.
Let the supermarkets know that you still want to choose GM free food and feed.
Ask Morrisons
to reinstate their ban on using GM feed for their poultry products
Ask ASDA
to reinstate their ban on using GM feed for their poultry products
Congratulate Marks and Spencer
on their policy of using GM-free animal feed in their products
Ask Waitrose
to stand firm and strengthen their policy on using GM feed for their animal products
Ask Sainsbury's
to stand firm and strengthen their policy on using GM feed for their animal products
Ask Tesco
to stand firm and strengthen their policy on using GM feed for their animal products
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