On Friday I noted on this blog my disgust at Heinz for releasing their new range of Farmers Market soups. Trading Standards phoned in response to my email saying they will look at it, Sainsbury's have emailed me to say they wont support our local Farmers Market by removing these products and Heinz say: "We note your comments and can assure you that our Research, Packaging and Design Department will be informed of your views." I have written again noting I am interested in their views.
In the meantime we have been considering setting up an online petition after the comment left on the last blog - the Farmers Market are still looking at it but focused last weekend on doing a soup test between a real Farmers Market soup and one of Heinz salt-ridden soups - the decision was unanimous with the real Farmers Market soup winning.
Meanwhile David Drew MP has started an Early Day Motion yesterday on this stating: "That this House condemns Heinz for issuing a new brand called Farmers' Market Soups when that brand makes no attempt to source its materials through farmers' markets and is, at best, causing confusion on what ingredients are contained within those soups let alone whether they would be capable of meeting the stringent standards that farmers' markets have to meet; and notes the upset that this has caused to the farmers' market movement, including the excellent Stroud Farmers' Market."
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