animal feed

Greenpeace welcomes research on costs of going non-GM in animal feed

Last edited 12 April 2001 at 8:00am
12 April, 2001

Greenpeace welcomes NFU/Sainsbury's/MAFF commissioned research into the cost of removing genetically modified (GM) ingredients from animal feed.

The research report, released yesterday, comes after announcements by Asda and Tesco in January this year that in response to consumer demand (1), they will only stock chickens and pigs fed on non-GM animal feed, from later this year (2).

Greenpeace agrees with the NFU that farmers should not bear all the costs of going non-GM. (3).

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UK's largest poultry producer goes non-GM

Last edited 2 February 2001 at 9:00am
chickenGrampian, who produce 3.8 million chickens a week and provide some of the UK's top supermarkets with their own label chicken have announced that they will be feeding all of their poultry and pigs with non-GM soya by June 2001.

This news follows hot on the heels of announcements by Tesco and Asda that poultry and pigs sold under their own labels will be non-GM fed from this summer.

Top turkey producer Bernard Matthews have also announced that they are to feed their turkeys non-GM feed.

Article tagged as: animal feed, ASDA, bernard matthews, GM, GM animal feed, grampian, supermarkets, tesco

Bernard Matthews agrees to stop using GM animal feed

Last edited 30 January 2001 at 9:00am
Active supporters send animal feed to Bernard Matt

Active supporters send animal feed to Bernard Matt

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

Last edited 23 November 2000 at 9:00am
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.

Article tagged as: agriculture, animal feed, bernhard matthews, GM, press releases

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.

Article tagged as: animal feed, cargill, direct actions, GM, liverpool, press releases

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

Last edited 20 November 2000 at 9:00am
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.

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Greenpeace exposes GM sneaking in to our food

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

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.

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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.

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Survey shows supermarkets stampeding out of GM-fed animal products

Last edited 25 September 2000 at 8:00am
25 September, 2000

The results of the NOP survey will have serious implications for supermarkets which are already beginning to reject GM-fed animal products. Iceland is intending to be entirely free of GM-fed animal products by this month while other supermarket chains are making strenuous efforts to source non-GM supplies.

 

Further information:
Contact:
Greenpeace press office on: 020 7865 8255

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British public reject meat, eggs and dairy products from animals fed on GM crops.

Last edited 25 September 2000 at 8:00am
25 September, 2000

An NOP poll commissioned by Greenpeace and released today reveals a large majority (67%) of the British public are opposed to farm animals being fed on GM crops. A clear majority of people (55%) do not wish to eat animal products such as meat, eggs, milk and cheese from animals fed on GM crops and 90% of respondents want products from animals fed GM crops to be clearly labelled. The results of the survey are:

Do you think the use of GM crops for use in animal feed should continue, or not?
Yes 26%
No 67%
Don't know 8%

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