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Government dithers on supermarket watchdog
13 January 2010
In response to the Government's decision to consult further on the supermarket watchdog, Helen Rimmer, food campaigner for Friends of the Earth, said:
"It's taken the Government two years to listen to the outcome of its own independent investigation and accept that a watchdog is needed to protect consumers and farmers -yet it still refuses to act on it.
"While the Government dithers, the big supermarkets continue to abuse their buyer power, putting the livelihoods of farmers and workers in the UK and overseas at risk.
"The Conservatives have spotted that we are facing a food security crisis, with thousands of farmers leaving the industry every year, and have committed to clamp down on the bullying behaviour of the supermarkets. Labour must go one better and urgently introduce a fully independent watchdog."
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Notes to Editors
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Published by Friends of the Earth Trust
Last modified: Jan 2010
