Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever stressed today [Friday] that its Magnum ice cream product does not contain genetically modified soya.
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The move came in response to allegations by Dutch European Parliament member Alexander de Roo that Magnum contained genetically altered soya. De Roo was speaking during a vote on the labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMO) (for more information on that vote, click here).
“This declaration conflicts with the truth. Magnum ice cream contains no ingredients of genetically modified origin,” said Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer products groups, whose brands include Lipton teas, Dove soap and Skippy peanut butter.
De Roo, a Green Party member, told Reuters he had no firm evidence the ice cream contained GM soya, but he said he thought it was highly likely as the company imported soya from the United States and Brazil, much of which was genetically altered.
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