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97% of Cardiff reject genetically modified milk

Last edited 26 August 2005 at 8:00am
26 August, 2005

This Friday (26th August 2005), Maizy the milk float, a herd of dairy cows and a Greenpeace milkman will deliver the results of the GM milk ballot launched last March to Supermarket managers across Cardiff. The ballot which asked the simple question "Do you want to drink GM milk?" shows an overwhelming rejection by the people of Cardiff for GM milk with a massive 97% saying no.

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Huge GM import halted at sea

Last edited 20 June 2004 at 8:00am
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Boarding the MV Etoile

Twelve Greenpeace volunteers have been arrested after they halted a giant cargo vessel laden with GM grain off the coast of Wales.

The 125,000 tonne MV Etoile was bound for Bristol, its GM cargo destined to be used as animal feed for the dairy farms which supply milk to Britain's biggest supermarkets.

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GM milk action - a cow's eye view

Last edited 4 June 2004 at 8:00am
Activists prepare to take on Sainsbury's

Activists prepare to take on Sainsbury's

Greenpeace volunteers have been out at Sainsbury's stores across the country every weekend to tell the supermarket giant we don't want GM in our milk.

Thanks to Ermintrude of Reading for her diary extract

07:30 The herd gathered early for briefings, breakfast and mooing practice. We mingled happily with white-capped milkmen and milk ladies who were to be commooonicators for the day - those tasked with talking to people and getting the Greenpeace petition signed. Our extra large sisters (aka "the double cows") learned how to work with their herdsman and tried out a few dance steps.

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Greenpeace campaign sees Sainsbury's trial non-GM milk

Last edited 4 June 2004 at 8:00am
An activist with the GM milk

An activist with the GM milk

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Greenpeace cows invade Sainsbury's HQ to return rejected GM milk

Last edited 17 May 2004 at 8:00am
17 May, 2004

Greenpeace today won an agreement from Sainsbury's to meet with them to discuss how the supermarket giant can remove GM from their milk supply.

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60 cows invade Sainsbury's London HQ

Last edited 17 May 2004 at 8:00am
17 May, 2004

'Jamie Oliver' took a herd of cows to Sainsbury's London HQ this morning and told the supermarket giant - "GM milk ain't pukka."

The Greenpeace pantomime cows invaded the building while the Jamie lookalike dumped a thousand pints of Sainsbury's own-brand milk onto the pavement outside the HQ. The supermarket chain produces milk from cows fed on GM. The policy results in thousands of tonnes of GM feed being imported into Britain each year.

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GM milk can be ditched overnight

Last edited 13 May 2004 at 8:00am
13 May, 2004

New report shows that dairy industry can immediately go GM-free

The UK dairy industry can go GM-free virtually overnight, with no cost to the consumer or the farmer, according to a new report published today (May 13, 2004) by Greenpeace.

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Cows and milkmen protest outside 22 London Sainsburys

Last edited 7 May 2004 at 8:00am
7 May, 2004

Greenpeace members are protesting outside 22 London Sainsbury's stores today after it was revealed the supermarket's own brand milk comes from cows fed on a GM diet.

The protesters, who are dressed as cows and milkmen, are offering customers the chance to exchange any GM milk they've bought for organic milk, free of charge.

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On the inside: an activist reports from the shop floor

Last edited 29 April 2004 at 8:00am
Richard locks on to the dairy aisle in Romford Sainsbury's

Richard locks on to the dairy aisle in Romford Sainsbury's

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Cows let loose in Sainsbury's to protest against GM milk

Last edited 22 April 2004 at 8:00am
Outside the Greenwich store, London

Outside the Greenwich store, London

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