November 9, 2016.
E. Leclerc stores want to remove all potentially carcinogenic packaging from the products they market. In a few days, all brands should receive a letter warning them of the threat hanging over them if they do not change their specifications.
No more carcinogenic products in products sold in Leclerc stores
E. Leclerc supermarkets want to be the first to go green for remove all potentially dangerous packaging from their shelves. The initiative has already been initiated, after the NGO Foodwatch published a report at the end of 2015, showing that many cardboard packaging was potentially carcinogenic. In-depth studies carried out by the association had indeed shown that traces of oils derived from hydrocarbons had been found in certain packaging.
In a column published on his blog, Michel-Édouard Leclerc, CEO of the brand, declares to have recently received members of the NGO Foodwatch. ” I confirmed to them that E. Leclerc would make a strong commitment against carcinogenic pollution of food packaging “. To carry out this operation, the brand intends to review the specifications of its own brands (Marque Repère, € co +) and demand the same rigor from the brands sold in its stores.
Brands in a hurry to change their specifications
The sign specifies that suppliers of national brands should receive a letter, during the month of November, telling them that stores E. Leclerc will no longer market their products if their packaging does not meet the brand’s new requirements.
Michel-Édouard Leclerc specifies that these suppliers ” will have to take into account »Of this new commitment who is ” now highly recommended “And who will have to” be fully applied from the 2017-2018 commercial negotiation campaign “.
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