Mad about milk milk (From Penarth Times)

Mad about milk milk

PENARTH Tesco was visited by a herd of disguised Greenpeace protesters trying to drive home the message about genetically modified (GM) milk in Wales.

Dressed as campaigning costume cows, alongside milkmen and women, the crusaders hit the streets around the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff to protest about supermarkets selling (GM) milk.

But the superstore says it is at a loss as to why the campaigners are targeting Tesco - as all its own-brand milk is GM-free.

The cows toured the area in an open top bus and visited supermarkets they say continue to use GM animal feed for their dairy herds, and presented'Greenpeace Cowpat Awards' for supporting GM milk.

Greenpeace Campaigner Ben Ayliffe said: "We're giving supermarkets the Greenpeace Cowpat Awards for supporting GM milk and to expose those chains sneaking GM milk into shoppers' baskets.

"Most people doing their weekly shop would be horrified to know they've been pouring GM milk on their cornflakes. People in Wales have said no to GM and it's time supermarkets ditched their GM milk."

Joining the cows was Maizy, the Greenpeace GM-free milk float, redecorated in cow style - complete with fake fur and udders.

Maizy joined Greenpeace milkmen and women who made supermarket shoppers cups of tea with GM-free milk and asked them to sign postcards demanding supermarket managers stop supporting GM milk.

A recent Greenpeace report indicated retailers can take GM out of their dairy feed at no extra cost to customers or farmers.

Ben Ayliffe added: "Our research shows that supermarkets can move to GM-free milk and it will hardly cost them a penny.

"Unless they stop selling this GM milk, our food chain will continue to be contaminated and Wales won't be really GM-free.

"The vast majority of Welsh shoppers want GM-free milk and supermarkets ought to respond to this."

But a spokesman for the Penarth superstore insists he has no idea why the protesters targeted Tesco.