Badger cull prompts supermarket milk rethink
Supermarkets are being prompted to take a look at whether their own-brand milk has come from farms inside zones where badger culls are due to take place. The review comes in the wake of an MP vote on June 5 of 298 to 237 in favour of continuing the culls. Three UK supermarkets, Asda, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose, can guarantee that their own-brand milk will not come from these farms, according to new research. The survey, by wildlife charity Care for
the Wild, also found that Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and The Co-operative were unable to offer customers that choice. Additionally the Soil Association said it could not guarantee that organic milk would come from outside the cull area.
“The reasons why supermarkets can or can’t offer this might be to do with luck rather than policy, or it might be to do with complicated supply chains. Either way, customers should be given choice,” said Philip Mansbridge, chief executive of Care for the Wild.
The cull is set to take place in Somerset and Gloucestershire from this month as the government aims to reduce bovine TB.
Retailers honoured at Awards for Excellence
The Co-operative and B&Q’s waste manager Sharon Parsons were among the winners at the 10th annual Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management.
The Awards, organised by
letsrecycle.com, in association with event partner Palm Recycling were held on May 16 at the Landmark Hotel, London.
The Co-operative was named High
Street Recycling Champion for its work on ‘Project Womble’ - an initiative to improve the backhauling of recyclables. Meanwhile, Parsons was praised for her extraordinary efforts to transform waste and recycling .
EU pesticide ban starts in December
From December 1 use of three pesticides thought to be harmful to bee health will be restricted in the EU, the European Commission confirmed on May 24. The ban will be reviewed at the latest within two years and will apply to pesticides used only in the treatment of plants and cereals that are attractive to bees and other pollinators. During this time the Commission said it will take into account relevant scientific and technical developments. The three neonicotinoid substances – clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam – were identified as being harmful to Europe’s honeybee population. Member States must withdraw or
amend existing authorisations to comply with the EU restrictions by September 30. They can allow the use of existing stocks until November 30 at the latest. National authorities are responsible for ensuring that the restrictions are correctly applied.
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