Politicians/Civil servants:

Labour Party              0171 802 1000 Head Office
 Policy Information       0171 802 1212
Conservative Party        0171 222 9000 Central Office
Liberal Democrats         0171 222 7999 Head Office
 Agriculture Policy       0171 222 7999 Ext 541. David Cloke
European Commission UK    0171 973 1992 Geoffrey Martin(Head of Representation)
European Information
                   Centre 0171 489 1992
Food Safety and Environment
        Directorate(FSED) 0345 573012   Consumer Helpline
MAFF                      0171 238 6000 Main Switchboard
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes:
 Biotechnology and Novel
                    Foods 0171 238 6377 Mr.N.Tomlinson
                          0171 238 6380 Karen Slade(deals with enquiries)
 Food Additives           0171 238 6200 Dr. A.Dunn
 Food Labelling Standards 0171 238 6281 Miss D.Love
Department of the Environment,
    Transport and Regions 0171 276 8187 Biotechnology Unit(DETR)

The Big 8 Supermarkets:

ASDA                     0500 100055   Customer Relations-(Freephone)
CWS                      0800 317827   Customer Relations-(Freephone)
Marks & Spencer          0171 268 1234 Customer Services-(Will phone you back)
Safeway                  01622 712987  Customer Services-(Will phone you back)
Sainsburys               0800 636262   Customer Relations-(Freephone)
     "                   0500 301010   GM helpline
Somerfield               01179 356669  Customer Services-(Will phone you back)
Tesco                    0800 505555   Customer Services-(Freephone)
Waitrose                 0800 188884   Customer Services-(Freephone)

Smaller Supermarkets/Retailers:

Cooperative Retail       01706 713000  Tracy Eastham(Quality Manager)
Holland & Barrett        01455 251900  (Customer Services)
Iceland                  01244 830100  Jan Perry(Customer Service Supervisor)
Kwik Save                01745 887111
Spar                     0181 863 5511

Food Producers:

Allied Bakeries          01628 783 154 R.Sloan(Technical Director)
Birds Eye Ltd            01932 263775  (Customer Information)
British Bakeries         01753 857123  Dr.P.Wood(Technical Executive)
Haldane Foods Group      01908 211311
H.J.Heinz                0181 573 7757
Kraft Jacobs Suchard     01242 236101  (Consumer Services)
Nestle                   0181 686 3333 (Consumer Services)
Unilever                 0171 822 6010 Steve Milton(Corporate Relations)
United Biscuits          01895 432100  Joanna Scott(Group External Affairs
                                                                   Controller)
Van Den Bergh Foods      01293 648000  Sarah Nolan(Careline)

Food Associations:

Food and Drink Federation 0171 836 2460 Georgina Prentiss (Press Officer)
Institute of Grocery
             Distribution 01923 857141  (Shirley - Information)
British Retail Consortium 0171 647 1500

Soya Processors:

ADM Erith Ltd             01322 436966
Arkady Craigmillar        0161 872 7161 P.R.Cornick(Quality Assurance Manager)
Cargill plc               01932 861000

Genetech Companies:

AgrEvo UK Ltd             01223 870312  Head Office(Cambridge)
Monsanto plc              01494 474918  Head Office(High Wycombe)
Monsanto Information Line 0800 092 0401 (Freephone)
Novartis Crop Protection  01223 833621  (Whittlesford, Cambridge)
Novartis(Consumer Health) 01403 210211  (Wimblehurst Rd, Horsham)
Zeneca                    01324 494000  (Stirlingshire)

Restaurants:

McDonalds                 0181 444 4343 Rhonda Floyd(Customer Services Manager)
Pizza Hut                 0181 732 9000 Melanie Mickler(Customer Care Manager)

Television:

BBC TV                    0181 743 8000 Television Information Service
ITN (National News)       0171 833 3000
ITV Carlton               0171 615 1515
Channel 4                 0171 396 4444
Channel 5                 0345 050505