UK’s Supermarket Chains Quietly Launching GM Foods Campaign?

September 1, 2009: 07:42 PM EST

Big supermarket chains, backed by the British government and farmers groups, may be in the early stages of a publicity campaign to win public support for supposedly high-yield genetically-modified (GM) foods as a solution to the world hunger crisis, according to reports. Controversial GM foods are vilified by environmentalist critics, who say claims of high GM crop yields are false. Also, GM crops have sinister ramifications: “Once these GM crops are released into the environment, they will spread, and transfer GM traits to related native plants. They can never be recalled,” a GM food critic says.

Sean Poulter, "Supermarkets in 'secret talks to introduce GM foods to the shelves'", Daily Mail (UK), September 01, 2009, © Associated Newspapers Ltd

Domains

FOOD BUSINESS NEWS
News
Brands & Marketing
Ingredients
Safety
Source & Supply Chain

Geographies

Worldwide
EMEA
Europe
United Kingdom

UK’s Supermarket Chains Quietly Launching GM Foods Campaign?

Domains

Geographies

Categories

See also: