CAMPAIGNERS were out in force in Nantwich on Saturday calling on supermarkets to come clean about what is in their food.

Members of South Cheshire Friends of the Earth held the town centre demonstration in the light of growing public concerns about the adulteration of food.

The group is demanding that items are labelled to say where they were produced, to encourage local food consumption, if they contain GM contents and what pesticides were used.

Group food spokeswoman Janet Perry said people in Crewe and Nantwich were already voting with their feet by supporting the local farmers' markets which had been held at Reaseheath.

"People are increasingly concerned about what they are eating," she said. "They are worried about genetically modified foods, pesticide residues and now increasing evidence that meat and dairy products could be polluted with animal and human wastes.

"We are asking people to demand that all food is labelled with where and how it is produced.

"We should have the chance to choose what we eat. Supermarkets in particular must label their products.

"We are calling for real food that people can rely on and that protects our environment. We have to escape from the cycle of cheap food at all costs. The supermarkets must tell people what is in their food and give us the chance to choose."

Co-ordinator Jeremy Herbert said the event had been a success with more than 300 signitures and he thanked local people for the £113 raised.

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