Supermarkets in 'Secret Talks to Introduce GM Foods to the Shelves'

The big supermarkets have held secret talks to pave the way for the introduction of controversial GM crops on to their shelves, industry sources said last night.
The stores banned GM ingredients more than ten years ago in response to public anxiety about their impact on human health and the environment.
But a source indicated that all the major supermarkets were involved in the discussions except Waitrose.

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Supermarkets Accused of Using 'Bully boy Tactics' on Farmers to Give Shoppers a Cheaper Deal

Supermarkets have been accused of demonstrating the sort of greed that triggered the banking industry crisis, by Britain's farmers.
Tesco is particularly in the firing line with claims from the president of the National Farmers' Union that it is using 'outrageous bully boy tactics' to cut prices paid to suppliers.
All the major supermarkets have been calling in suppliers in the last few weeks to demand cuts in prices following the reduction in the cost of oil and commodity crops. However, NFU president, Peter Kendall, said Tesco, in particular, has gone too far.

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