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Sainsburys - another brick in the wall?

Sainsburys Mole | 17.02.2004 11:19 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles

Is Sainsbury's the most unethical supermarket in Britain?

A quick survey of their produce section yesterday shows you have to be willing to fund Sharon's right wing regime if you want to eat pesticide-free organics:

Fruit and Vegetables marked as Israeli in origin:

Organic Cherry Tomatoes on the Vine
Organic Vine Ripened Tomatoes
Organic Pomodorino Tomatoes
Organic Mixed Peppers x 3
Organic Courgettes
Organic Medjool Dates
Organic Avocados
Organic Ripe & Ready Avocados

also...
Sharon(!) Fruit
Taste The Difference Medjool Dates
Strawberries (Tamar variety)
Medium Hass Avocados
Taste The Difference Yellow Ramiro Peppers
Taste The Difference Sweet Ramiro Peppers
Taste The Difference Sweet Baby Orange Peppers
Orange Peppers, loose


Also special offers from other unsavoury regimes:

Zimbabwe: Passion Fruit, Prepacked Mixed Chillies
Iran: Mozafati Dates
Colombia: Physalis
China: Monkey Nuts, Shi-itake Mushrooms
USA: Sweetcorn, Sweet Potatoes, Pecan Nuts

Sainsburys Mole

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How does that make them particularly unethical?

17.02.2004 11:58

Buying stuff from Israel makes them 'the most unethical supermarket in Britain'?

How do you figure that? Do you have evidence that the food companies involved in growing these organic products are directly funding Sharon? Are there no poor farmers from any of the countries you mention benefitting from trade of their goods?

If you think that's unethical, maybe you should check out what Wal-Mart (Asda) and Tesco have been up to!

Afinkawan

support local farmers

17.02.2004 12:51

Anybody concerned about where they purchase their food can make an ethical choice by supporting their local Farmers Market (www.countryside-alliance.org for details). Organic pestiside free food from local producers. Cut out the supermarket. buy from the producer.

Dave