Soft drink consumers are being exposed to an avoidable, unnecessary cancer risk. Sonia Mountford from Grass has been waiting since January 2013 for a commitment by Coca Cola South Africa to align their use of the carcinogenic substance 4-MEI to that…
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Be Aware of the Dark Side of Cooldrinks
Tagged with: 4-MEI, Big Food, cancer, Carcinogenic, Coco Cola, Coke, Consumer Awareness South Africa, Cooldrinks, Megan Power, Sonia Mountford, South Africa consumer protection act
Posted in CONSUMER ALERT, CONSUMER AWARENESS
Posted in CONSUMER ALERT, CONSUMER AWARENESS
Mindful Eating # 10
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Mindful Monday # 9
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Tagged with: Abattoirs, animal protection act, Factory farming, Mindful Mondays, NSPCA, South Africa consumer protection act
Posted in ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS
Posted in ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS
Our biggest smile yet…
Goes to the small, hard working and unflinching team of The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) for all the effort they put into protecting the animals of South Africa. Sometimes, in their investigations, even being…
Tagged with: animal rights, animal treatment, Checkers Supermarket, Consumer Awareness South Africa, Factory farming, NSPCA, South Africa consumer protection act
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, FOOD LOVERS MARKET, FRIDAY SMILE, GWK, MINDFUL EATING, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, POULTRY FARMING, Producers of meat, RETAILERS
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, FOOD LOVERS MARKET, FRIDAY SMILE, GWK, MINDFUL EATING, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, POULTRY FARMING, Producers of meat, RETAILERS
Mindful Monday #1
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Tagged with: animal rights, animal treatment, Customer concerns, Eggs, Factory farming, Free Range Lies, Healthy Recipes, MindfulEating Recipe, South Africa consumer protection act
Posted in ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DIETS, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GLYPHOSATE, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, NUTRITION, Producers of meat, RETAILERS, Samic
Posted in ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DIETS, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GLYPHOSATE, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, NUTRITION, Producers of meat, RETAILERS, Samic
South African Consumers Comment on Woolies Dairy
Grass is always interested to know what South African consumers have to say about food related issues. Since the Woolworths Dairy story first broke (here) there has been a flood of comments – please let us know if there are…
Tagged with: animal rights, animal treatment, animals, Ayrshire, Bovine, Calves, Checkers Supermarket, Customer concerns, Dairy farming, Dehoring, Free range, Milk products, Milking, Misleading labels, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, PASTURE REARED, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
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Grass Responds to Ian Moir, CEO of Woolworths
Dear Ian Moir, Thank you for your recent reply to our open letter, which has raised some alarming questions. As the CEO of Woolworths, how in touch are you with your Food Teams? Do you know and care how Woolworths…
Tagged with: animal rights, animals, Ayrshire, Bovine, Calves, CEO, Customer concerns, Dairy farming, Free range, GMO labelling, Ian Moir, Misleading labels, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FOOD SECURITY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PASTURE REARED, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, POULTRY FARMING, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FOOD SECURITY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PASTURE REARED, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, POULTRY FARMING, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
An Open Letter to Ian Moir, CEO of Woolworths
An Open Letter to Ian Moir, CEO of Woolworths Dear Ian Moir, Woolworths marketing and brand image has told South African consumers that you care about quality, social justice, animal welfare, the environment, and about your Woolworths customers. We have…
Has anyone noticed, no organic milk available at Woolworths?
This story is going viral, Travelwrite, where the story broke, receives over 2000 hits a day, people are banding together to form groups to source ethically produced dairy. Below is our response to Woolworths. Background to the story here. Letters…
Tagged with: animal rights, Customer concerns, Dairy farming, Dairy reality, Dehoring, GMO labelling, Misleading labels, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, FOOD SECURITY, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, FOOD SECURITY, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Woolworths Manipulating GMO Semantics Yet Again?
African Centre for Biosafety unmasked Woolworths yet again. ACB tests discovered that Woolworths White Sandwhich Bread contains 85.62% of GM Soya. Yet this product label remains “May Contain GM”. Woolworths Answers Their Concerned Customers: Woolworths Statement on May 30, 2014 “We have recently…
Tagged with: Genetically engineered foods, GMO DNA, GMO labelling, GMO safety concerns, GMO's, Misleading labels, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, FOOD SECURITY, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GLYPHOSATE, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, MONSANTO, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, FOOD SECURITY, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GLYPHOSATE, GMO, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, MONSANTO, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
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