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----------- Forwarded Message ------------ From: "Citizens' Voluntary Labelling Collective" <cvlcpei@hotmail.com> For Immediate Release July 30, 2000 GE Food Labellers Stopped By Loblaws Security Agents Charlottetown, PEI - Last weekend members of the Citizens' Voluntary Labelling Collective (CVLC) were confronted by plainclothes security agents at the (Loblaws-owned) IGA (not so) Independent supermarket. After leaving the building, they were stopped by police. However, it was obvious that Loblaws (Superstore/IGA) did not want to press charges, as this would garner unwanted media attention about unlabelled genetically engineered (GE) food. After applying warning labels at a number of Charlottetown stores on Saturday, July 22, the labellers entered the IGA (not so) Independent store to work their magic. After ten minutes inside, the labellers were confronted by two individuals who didn't identify themselves. It became clear they were security agents when they said "You'll have to come with us." The labellers walked to the front of the store, and after a couple of minutes of attempting dialogue, decided to leave. The obviously nervous security agents had tried to intimidate and scare the labellers, but it was clear they did not want to press charges. After walking out of the IGA (not so) Independent store, three of the labellers were stopped by city police in the parking lot. The police were joined by the Loblaws security agents, who had phoned the law enforcement officials. Upon arrival, a police officer said that he agreed with what the CVLC had to say, but disagreed with the labelling methods. The labellers were told "That's enough for today." and were given a warning. Targeted genetically engineered products consisted primarily of products which contain corn, canola, or soy. Some examples were infant formula, granola bars, and Kellogs Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes. The labels read "WARNING: This product may contain genetically engineered material which has not been adequately tested and could be dangerous to your health." CVLC PEI has continued their labelling campaign throughout the summer, and we will not be deterred by intimidation and scare tactics. An anonymous CVLC member explained "People do not want to be lab rats in this unnecessary and unsafe experiment. Genetic engineering is an inherently unpredictable process, and these foods are only tested by the companies who create them." So citizens across the country and around the world are applying safety warnings in a growing movement to fill the role that government has abdicated. Labelling is on the rise. Concerned citizens will continue to act. -30- For more info, contact: <cvlcpei@voluntarylabelling.com> or visit http://www.voluntarylabelling.com ********Citizens' Voluntary Labelling Collective******** --------- http://www.voluntarylabelling.com ----------- ******************************************************* -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list (sust-mar). http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/lists/sust-mar -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Sponsors: Chebucto Community Net http://www.chebucto.ns.ca Sierra Club - Chebucto Group http://www.sierraclub.ca Volunteer moderator: Paul Falvo mailto:sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca To submit a message to sust-mar, please send it to: mailto:sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca PLEASE SEND MESSAGES TO SUST-MAR IN PLAIN TEXT ONLY MESSAGES CONTAINING HTML (MIME) CANNOT BE POSTED
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