Supermarket Actions

On Thursday March 4th, activists removed genetically modified products from the shelves at a Sainsbury's store in Cardiff, to 'inform the public of the risks that GM foods pose to human health, the environment and the developing world.' Stores in Aberystwyth, Bangor and Swansea were also targeted with a variety of protests.

On the 6th of March 150 people staged a protest at Safeway's store in Totnes. The manager was presented with the results of a survey showing that over 70% of customers wanted Safeway to go GE-free. A banner was displayed which read "GMO-Free - the only safe way". Similar actions have also taken place recently in Plymouth, Bodmin, Newcastle, Worcester, Warminster and Taunton.

On March 29th, genetiX snowball activists delivered 50 items of genetically modified food to the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, declaring it to be a biohazard. The food items had been 'confiscated' from a Tescos supermarket the Saturday before. Attempts to take more items from Safeways were stopped by police. One woman was arrested for stealing the food.

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