The Dogmother Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Great news! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=443365&in_page_id=1770 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 That is great news Shame Tesco will not follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 I am sure that they will now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 That is good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Great news thanks Clare, just have to keep pushing them for the hidden eggs in products. BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 What good news! So does Sainsbury's still use battery eggs in its own products? If so, will it now be stopping? I don't buy eggs anyway, but generally Sainsbury's seems to be doing better than Tesco on the greener, fairtrade, organic front. I went to Morrisons last week and I couldn't find ANY organic cooked meats or cheese. Morrisons is trailing very far behind. I feel tempted to move back to Sainsbury's now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Oh, don't worry, we do! Just seeing battery eggs on the shelves makes me feel sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I'd just got to that page in the paper Clare Thay do mention the hidden eggs - briefly. At least it's a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 We all did a little whoop when we read that this morning Clare At least its a start & hopefully some other supermarkets will follow suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Thats great - I dont mind shopping at Sainsburys so much now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I went to Morrisons last week and I couldn't find ANY organic cooked meats or cheese. I've definately seen organic meat, but products randomly sell out leaving cheap chicken etc. and sometimes it's a struggle to find ANY loaf of bread or a large smoothie I think it's great news about the battery eggs. I sometimes imagine myself going crazy and smashing them all so no-one can buy them I was proud to read in the cafebar menu Sheffield Student's union uses freerange eggs in their breakfasts. It's rare for cafes to make a point of doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Lets hope it's the truth The great free range egg fraud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinep Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Great news Sure that other supermarkets will follow pretty soon It's a good start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 I think it's great news about the battery eggs. I sometimes imagine myself going crazy and smashing them all so no-one can buy them I'm not the only one then Choccy The supermarkets have had so much bad press recently that they're (quite rightly) falling over themselves to 'out-green' each other. While i am laughing at their antics, I can only applaud the fact the they will all be pushed into almost total green-ness. I don't know what effect that will have on shoppers in Banbury, who all fill their trollies with utter rubbish that they call food.... I guess they'll all go to shop in Morrisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Oh, don't worry, we do! Just seeing battery eggs on the shelves makes me feel sick. Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Ooh, well done to Sainsburys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I was in T*scos the other day (a weak moment but needed something from there) and found myself tutting at the man in front of me with 15 'value eggs' I really had to bite my tongue. Good on Sainsburys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 That's good news karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Good on Sainsburys lets hope it influences others to do the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Better than nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 That is good news, although I don't shop at Sainsburys (nor Tesco if I can help it). I look after a friend of my daughter's every day before and after school. Despite her love for our chickens and my attempts to gently educate her parents I am sure they still buy battery eggs and would argue that they can't afford free-range ones. However they both have full-time jobs and run 2 cars, as well as Dad's Harley and trike and have regular takeways. They are lovely people but its a different lifestyle to many of us on this forum. As in all things its a question of priorities. We just have to keep on educating people as to why they should make (what we all know is) the right choice. If the supermarkets come under enough pressure from consumers then they will make the change - and complete the job with the help of their huge marketing budgets. I just wish Waitrose would make a bit more of its policy on eggs, like M&S does. Enough, its late, I must sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 Just back from Tesco, and you know, there was not one box of free-range eggs on the shelf - all they had were value eggs, and one box of barn eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Did you complain Chooks? If we all complain in store and follow it up with an email via their website, then they have to register the requests and 'should' start looking at altering their stock levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 I went and spoke to the fresh food stock control manager (my old boss) and had a moan, and asked if he knew if Tesco had any plans to stop selling battery eggs. There was no freerange egss, because there was no staff to put them out - they were all sitting in the back. He doen;t know if there are any plans to drop the value eggs - they are such a high seller, he was doubtful. Too many people would still rather pay less and eat in ignorance of the plight of the animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Perhaps we should stage a demonstration at our local supermarkets I find that we have that stock problem at our Tesco too Shona - the shelves are often empty, but if you ask about the stock that's supposed to be there, it's out the back, just not enough staff to stock the shelves. When our store was extended and upgraded, they got in loads of eastern European staff to stock the shelves and it was heaven. Now we've gone back to empty shelves and less staff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
