Food & Environmental Ethics

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Vegetarian | Organic | Fairtrade | Eco-Friendly

Vegetarian

All products marked suitable for vegetarians on the SupermarketOwnBrandGuide.co.uk are deemed so by the manufacturer/s or by the supermarket/s selling them.

The Vegetarian Society defines a vegetarian, 'As someone living on a diet of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits, with or without the use of dairy products and eggs. A vegetarian does not eat any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, or slaughter by-products.'

More information can be found at: www.vegsoc.org

Organic

All products marked organic on the SupermarketOwnBrandGuide.co.uk are deemed so by the producers/manufacturers or by the supermarket/s selling them.

It is generally agreed that to be labelled organic the product/s on our shelves are free from: conventional pesticides, man made fertilizers, human waste, chemicals, food additives, antibiotics and growth hormones. However, some countries and organic bodies implement tougher laws than others: no genetically modified ingredients, for example.

Approved Organic Bodies in the UK

Organic Farmers and Growers Ltd
www.organicfarmers.org.uk

Scottish Organic Producers Association
www.sopa.org.uk

Organic Food Federation
www.orgfoodfed.com

Soil Association Certification Ltd
www.soilassociation.org/certification

Bio-Dynamic Agricultural Association
www.biodynamic.org.uk/demeter

Organic Trust Limited
www.organic-trust.org

Fairtrade

All products listed as Fairtrade on the SupermarketOwnBrandGuide will have the fairtrade logo on the packaging. This is a guarantee that the producers will be getting a fair price for their products.

More information can be found at: www.fairtradeatwork.org.uk

Eco-Friendly

All products marked Eco on the SupermarketOwnBrandGuide.co.uk are deemed so by the producers/manufacturers or by the supermarket/s selling them.

Product/s labelled Eco on our shelves are derived from mineral and plant based material. As they are not based on petrochemical ingredients there is no residue from chemicals – which in turn helps the environment and lowers the consumer’s level of pollution.

More information can be found at: www.ecozine.co.uk

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