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Coke falls flat in terms of health
Coca-Cola’s Healthwashing by Sonia Mountford, Grass Food Researcher Although Coke is selling more in emerging markets, South African volumes grew 7%; sales of Coke in the United States are declining since those more informed consumers are turning to healthier options.…
Tagged with: Cape Argus Cycle Tour, Cape Times, Coca-Cola South Africa, Coke, Discovery Health, GMO labelling, GMO's, Misleading labels, Pick n Pay, public health, South Africa consumer protection act, South African Sporting Events
Posted in COCO-COLA, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DIETS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS, YOUTH
Posted in COCO-COLA, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DIETS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS, YOUTH
Woolworths: manipulating math or semantic science?
by Sonia de Villiers, Grass Food Researcher Grass looked at another Woolworths product recently, Oatmeal Digestives. Although the product is named Oatmeal Digestives, there is only 3% oatmeal in the product. Rather astonishing to label a product as being Oatmeal…
Tagged with: Customer concerns, Genetically engineered foods, GMO feed, GMO labelling, GMO safety concerns, GMO's, Misleading labels, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Consumer News Updates
Update to Woolworths GMO labelling After almost a year of corresponding with Woolworths, Grass formally laid a complaint, on 30 October 2013, with the National Consumer Commission requesting that Woolworths comply with the GMO labelling law and correctly label their…
Woolworths & GMO labelling
Update to this story Grass has formally laid a complaint, on 30 October 2013, with the National Consumer Commission requesting that Woolworths comply with the GMO labelling law and correctly label their products that contain 5% or more GMO content.…
Tagged with: Genetically engineered foods, GMO DNA, GMO labelling, GMO safety concerns, Misleading labels, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS
GMO Foods! What is the role of our Supermarkets?
By Earth Cool Consumer To see more of this article, please click here and linked here too
Tagged with: Checkers Supermarket, Genetically engineered foods, GMO DNA, GMO feed, GMO labelling, GMO safety concerns, GMO's, medical research, PnP Supermarket, Shoprite Supermarket, South Africa consumer protection act, Spar Supermarket, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS
Not So Fair…
Currently in SA, it is near impossible to know where one’s food comes from and how it is produced. The package labels are ambiguous and misleading, or simply offer no information. Unless consumers ask questions and demand answers, there will…
Tagged with: Bovine, Dairy farming, Dairy reality, Fair Cape, GMO labelling, Milk products, Milking, Misleading labels, Not So Fair
Posted in DAIRY
Posted in DAIRY
Evidence of GMO Harm in Pig Study
A groundbreaking new study shows that pigs were harmed by the consumption of feed containing genetically modified (GM) crops. 168 newly-weaned pigs in a commercial piggery were fed either a typical diet incorporating GM soy and corn, or else (in…
Tagged with: Genetically engineered foods, GMO DNA, GMO feed, GMO labelling, GMO safety concerns, GMO's, Monsanto, Pig Farming, Studies on GMO's
Posted in GMO, PIG FARMING
Posted in GMO, PIG FARMING
GMO 101
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