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Activists Target Safeway Meeting Tomorrow

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Media Advisory

 

 

What: A unique coalition of sea turtle, union and farmed salmon activists

will converge on a Safeway Inc. headquarters to protest the selling of

mercury-tainted swordfish and failing to warn customers of the health

threats posed by eating this fish. Protesters will also target Safeway for

selling poisoned farmed salmon and union contract issues.

 

Where: Safeway Inc. headquarters at 5918 Stoneridge Mall Road in Pleasanton,

California.

 

When: Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 8:00 AM

 

Who: The Sea Turtle Restoration Project and Bay Area union and farmed salmon

activists will be picketing and leafleting in sea turtle and salmon costumes

with protest signs and banners.

 

Why: The Sea Turtle Restoration Project will also release a report showing

that grocers are failing to post mercury warning signs as required under the

consumer right-to-know low Prop. 65 in Safeway stores state-wide.

 

Under California¹s Proposition 65, retailers must post advisory signs

warning of toxics in products. Swordfish, tuna, and shark contain high

levels of mercury, which is toxic to developing fetuses and children.

Surveys of Safeway stores have revealed that despite an interim agreement

with the California Attorney General, Safeway stores state-wide are not

adequately posting warning signs. Protestors want adequate warning signs in

all sections where seafood is sold, a commitment from Safeway to pull toxic

swordfish from its seafood counters and a commitment to post signs in all

Safeway stores nationwide.

 

Resources:

… B-roll footage of mercury emissions, fish being cooked, fishing boats,

longlining, families buying fish, etc. available upon request.

… Copies of the new report can be found at www.seaturtles.org (click the

³Mercury, Swordfish and Sea Turtle Campaign²)

… Press documents can be found at www.seaturtles.org (click the ³Mercury,

Swordfish and Sea Turtle Campaign²)

 

For more information, please contact:

Andy Peri

Sea Turtle Restoration Project

Phone: 415-488-0370 x104

Pager: 415-303-0000

Email: andy

www.seaturtles.org

www.gotmercury.org