Fast food chain McDonalds is to ban meat, milk and eggs from farm animals fed on GM crops. The company is now asking its suppliers in the UK to find sources of animal feed that do not contain genetically modifed material.
The dramatic move will almost certainly force other fast food chains to go totally GM-free - Burger King in Germany and the UK has already announced that it will abandon products from animals fed a GM diet. The McDonalds announcement comes after a Greenpeace campaign to end the use of GM animal feed.
McDonalds said in a statement that: "McDonalds in the UK has taken the decision to move away from the use of animal feed containing genetically modified ingredients. We have therefore requested that our suppliers seek non-GM sources of feed". Commenting on the announcement, a McDonald's spokeswoman said: "We are listening to concerns expressed by consumers seeking reassurances about the safety of food and we will continue to monitor public opinion and scientific developments".
