Trader Joe's Boycott/Food Engineering

[Guest guest]

I am cross posting this from another List & no it is not a Green

Peace List. I don't know if they even have a List. LOL.

 

TELL TRADER JOE'S NO MORE GMOs!

 

> Participate in the National Day of Action on November 14th!

>

> Join Greenpeace and the GE Free Market Coalition for our

> second National Day of Action against retailer Trader

> Joe's on Wednesday, November 14th, for their continued use

> of genetically engineered ingredients. Activities will

> range from leafletting and petitioning outside local

> Trader Joe's stores, to in-store direct actions to

> reclaim the aisles. >

 

 

> --TRUE FOOD ACTIVISTS JUST LABEL IT!

>

> On October 30th, Greenpeace True Food Network

> activists in 10 cities joined with local groups to

> label genetically engineered foods in supermarkets.

>

> The FDA only will approve voluntary labelling of genetically

> engineered food and so concerned citizens volunteered to do

> just that. " Volunteer " labelling actions and protests occurred in

> Arizona, Boston, Chicago, New Hampshire, North Carolina,

> New York, Oregon, Rhode island, San Francisco and Vermont.

> In places such as San Francisco and New Hampshire over a

> dozen labellers stickered the shelves and food products

> with warnings alerting fellow shoppers to the presence of

> GE ingredients. In other locations intrepid individuals

> downloaded labels from the www.labelthis.org website and

> took labelling into their own hands.

>

> Full reports, photos, video and more can be seen at:

> http://www.labelthis.org/news.html.

> You'll also be able to find downloadable labels,

> advice and inspiration to organise your own Citizens

> voluntary labelling brigade.

>

> If you or anyone you know decides to " voluntarily " label

> GE food check out this website first and then don't forget

> to send reports afterwards to info@l... Also

> write to this email if you wish to recive an update on

> future labelling actions.

>

> Remember: in at least 32 countries its illegal not to

> label GMO foods! Lets make it the same in North America.

[Guest guest]

I prefer to take a different approach to TJ's marketing of GE foods. I

encourage them to carry " organic " foods, rather than discouraging them from

carrying GE foods.

The anti-GE foods movement also has the advantage, that any company that

wishes to sell its food product, understands that labelling their product

" organic " or " non-GE " is a selling point; it's more likely to " sell " the

product.

Unfortunately, it's not true that people invariably reject GE foods, once

they're informed. Many people are simply impervious to appeals to their

common sense, or their concern for their health, etc. Others simply refuse

to pay the often much higher prices they have to pay for " organic " foods.

Still others, may listen to arguments against GE manipulations of our foods,

but remain unconvinced, or unwilling to think about the issue, or unwilling

to look carefully enough to be won over. These are bottom-line realities

that affect TJ's merchandising choices.

I believe that many companies will often give you what you want (organic,

non-GE, etc.), but not stop offering what you don't want, because many other

people " do " want what you don't want. The food business is highly

competitive and operates on a small profit margin. You can't expect sudden

changes in the way many of these outfits do business, under these economic

circumstances. It's not always possible for TJ's to compete successfully

against their competitors, if they don't have the lowest possible prices;

and forcing the company to restrict itself to non-GE products may threaten

their survival, by narrrowing their wholesale options, and forcing them to

charge higher prices.

Let's encourage them to offer products we will buy. I'm much more concerned

about our having access to foods we're willing to eat at TJ's than I am in

forcing their hand on GE foods.

 

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<vache920

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2001 1:29 PM

Trader Joe's Boycott/Food Engineering

 

 

> I am cross posting this from another List & no it is not a Green

> Peace List. I don't know if they even have a List. LOL.

>

> TELL TRADER JOE'S NO MORE GMOs!

>

> > Participate in the National Day of Action on November 14th!

> >

> > Join Greenpeace and the GE Free Market Coalition for our

> > second National Day of Action against retailer Trader

> > Joe's on Wednesday, November 14th, for their continued use

> > of genetically engineered ingredients. Activities will

> > range from leafletting and petitioning outside local

> > Trader Joe's stores, to in-store direct actions to

> > reclaim the aisles. >

>

>

> > --TRUE FOOD ACTIVISTS JUST LABEL IT!

> >

> > On October 30th, Greenpeace True Food Network

> > activists in 10 cities joined with local groups to

> > label genetically engineered foods in supermarkets.

> >

> > The FDA only will approve voluntary labelling of genetically

> > engineered food and so concerned citizens volunteered to do

> > just that. " Volunteer " labelling actions and protests occurred in

> > Arizona, Boston, Chicago, New Hampshire, North Carolina,

> > New York, Oregon, Rhode island, San Francisco and Vermont.

> > In places such as San Francisco and New Hampshire over a

> > dozen labellers stickered the shelves and food products

> > with warnings alerting fellow shoppers to the presence of

> > GE ingredients. In other locations intrepid individuals

> > downloaded labels from the www.labelthis.org website and

> > took labelling into their own hands.

> >

> > Full reports, photos, video and more can be seen at:

> > http://www.labelthis.org/news.html.

> > You'll also be able to find downloadable labels,

> > advice and inspiration to organise your own Citizens

> > voluntary labelling brigade.

> >

> > If you or anyone you know decides to " voluntarily " label

> > GE food check out this website first and then don't forget

> > to send reports afterwards to info@l... Also

> > write to this email if you wish to recive an update on

> > future labelling actions.

> >

> > Remember: in at least 32 countries its illegal not to

> > label GMO foods! Lets make it the same in North America.

>

>

>

>

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