Is Lidl GM-Free?

crankup

Does Lidl have a GM policy?
Most supermarkets seem to, cant find one for lidl.

penrhyn

I've seen Vauxhalls in their carparks!
They are stated as having a non gm commitment in this Greenpeace document.
http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/european-markets-report-2005.pdf

Ken68

Lots of PDF's here....http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-43,GGLD:en&q=lidl+gm+policy.

hollydays

Dont know,but their food is chocka with hydrogenated fats and additives.

tr3mor

hollydays wrote: »

Dont know,but their food is chocka with hydrogenated fats and additives.

Just like any other supermarket then.

hollydays

no-more so.Thats why i mentioned it.

needmoney

I emailed Lidl a few years ago and they said they have no GM foods.

hollydays

Lidl -not the most ethical company either.

dadrock

The Greenpeace doc states:-
Schwarz Group (Lidl), Germany
Lidl, one of the major discounters in Europe and a subsidiary of the
Germany-based Schwarz Group, has since many years applied a non-GM
production standard.The company has given non-GM commitments in
Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Austria and Poland.

So that implies that the UK market will stomach it so long as its cheap
It's a few years old, maybe its updated?

A valid discussion though, not just Lidl but other grocers too.

tr3mor

hollydays wrote: »

Lidl -not the most ethical company either.

What have you got against Lidl in particular?

Ken68

Lidl pay good wages, and have good prices, and if you discount the salt, sugar, fat, pesticides, air miles and unfairtrade items no different than other supermarkets.
The staff have to do ANY job including relief work outta town, so need to drive and perhaps have their own vehicle.