19.02.2021 | permalink
- The company has thrown its weight behind the #NotInMySupermarket campaign
- The food campaign is coordinated by the groups Beyond GM and SlowFood UK
- According to surveys, majority of UK shoppers oppose genetically modified food
The Co-op has become the first UK supermarket to reject genetically edited food crops and animals without strict assessment and labels.
The move comes amid a Government review on the controversial items, dubbed ‘Frankenstein foods’.
Ministers are consulting on removing some controls, which might include dropping mandatory labelling on foods which contain genetically edited ingredients.
