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Tesco and Asda act to phase out meat and dairy products

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25 January, 2001

Move sounds death knell for GM imports into the UK

Greenpeace welcomed as 'the beginning of the end for GM food in Britain' the announcements today by Tesco and Asda that they will be going completely non-GM in all meat products and are committed to non-GM dairy products. The move will initially mean ranges of own-brand meat products will only come from farm animals fed a non-GM diet. (1). According to figures from the end of 2000, Tesco and Asda hold 42% of the UK grocery market between them.

Soya importer announces its intention to go GM-free

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12 December, 2000
Greenpeace's action against the bulk carrier Polydefkis P

Greenpeace's action against the bulk carrier Polydefkis P

Central Soya, a subsidiary of Eridania- Beghin-Say, and one of the largest commodity processors and food producers in the world have confirmed to Greenpeace that they will convert their soybean facility in Bordeaux to exclusively GM-free production.

Greenpeace welcomes Canadian farmers call for GM moratorium.

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8 December, 2000

Solution - go organic

Greenpeace today welcomed a call by the National Farmers Union of Canada for "a moratorium on the production, importation, distribution, and sale of GM food".

Charlie Kronick, Greenpeace GM Campaigner said, "For the last 4 years, politicians and the NFU in the UK have said that if we fail to adopt GM crops that we'll lose out to our North American rivals. As the Canadian NFU has so clearly identified the environmental and economic drawbacks of GM, their call for a ban on GM foods sets exactly the kind of example that farmers, food producers and politicians should follow in this country".

It's not bootiful - it's genetically modified !

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23 November, 2000
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This morning Greenpeace delivered three tonnes of GM free turkey feed to the headquarters of Bernard Matthews.

Despite massive public rejection of GM food (1), GM is still sneaking into the UK and being fed to animals. Bernard Matthews is one of a number of top UK food companies which continue to use GM animal feed in the production of their food products. These companies claim that it is impossible to buy GM free animal feed.

Eco-Chickens come down from their perch

Last edited 21 November 2000 at 9:00am
21 November, 2000

Greenpeace climbers involved in the Eco-Chicken invasion of the Cargill GM soya factory in Liverpool Docks yesterday were served with an injunction this morning ordering them to leave. The climbers are now complying with this injunction and have descended from their perch in order to leave the premises.

The climbers were part of a team of 60 Greenpeace volunteers who invaded the Cargill plant yesterday. The other volunteers, dressed in chicken costumes, were ejected yesterday with eight arrests. Four chickens were charged with aggravated trespass after locking themselves onto a conveyor belt that carries GM soya for processing. They will appear at Sefton Magistrates court tomorrow (Wednesday 22 November at 13.45). The other four have been bailed to appear on 2 February 2001.

McDonalds to ban meat, milk and eggs from GM-fed animals

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20 November, 2000
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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.

Greenpeace exposes GM sneaking in to our food

Last edited 20 November 2000 at 9:00am
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beluga at sea

The Greenpeace ship the Beluga is currently moored in Albert Docks, Liverpool to help put a spotlight on continuing imports of GM crops entering the UK, through Cargill's facility there.

Eco-chickens shut down GM importer

Last edited 20 November 2000 at 9:00am
20 November, 2000

At 8.00 am this morning (Monday 20 November) sixty Greenpeace volunteers dressed as pantomime chickens invaded and shut down the UK's only GM soya mill. The invasion comes only days after fast food chain McDonalds announced that it was to ban meat from animals fed on GM.

GM crops - force feeding the world

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GM grain

Greenpeace launches guide to avoiding GM,

Last edited 16 October 2000 at 8:00am
16 October, 2000
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Greenpeace today launched a new online consumer guide to help shoppers find out whether the foods they are buying really are non-GM. The guide covers a wide range of food, including top brands as well as supermarket own brands. It highlights whether companies have a policy of avoiding derivatives of GM crops, such as GM soya oil, and whether their dairy and meat products come from animals fed on genetically modified crops.

The guide is launched as new evidence raised questions about the advisability of feeding animals with GM crops. Recent studies for the Advisory Committee on Animal Feedstuffs (ACAF) found that, contrary to their expectations, DNA from plants survives feed processing and shows up in animal feed. Scientists on the Committee 'expressed surprise' and called for more studies to follow up the findings.