Outside the Greenwich store, London
Activists dressed as cows are causing moohem at Sainsbury's stores around the nation in protest against the supermarket chain's continued support for the GM industry.
Sainsbury's own-brand milk comes from cows fed on American GM animal feed. Although the company claims to lead its rivals in providing quality food, Sainsbury's is supporting the import of thousands of tons of GM into the UK every month.
The cows were spotted in Bristol, Nottingham and the newly opened flagship store in Greenwich, London. Some of the Scary Dairy herd members chained themselves to the dairy aisles while others gathered outside with a 5 meter high milk bottle, printed with the message "GM milk sold here".
The cows chatted to bemused Sainsbury's customers about how to avoid GM milk. Popular with children and grown-ups alike, they encouraged shoppers to buy organic instead. In Bristol alone, the cows collected 700 signatures asking Sainsbury's to change its policy and go non-GM in milk.
Though GM firm Bayer recently announced it has given up hopes of commercialising GM in the UK, the import of GM animal feed into ports like Bristol means GM is still sneaking into our food.
Sainsbury's is in a position to take the lead in making this country entirely GM-free. Marks and Spencer has made a commitment to only sell milk from cows fed on non-GM. If Sainsbury's is serious about quality, it should turn its back on GM milk today.
Look out for our cows in your nearest store.
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