Foodworks accused of Daffodil Day exploitation
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Cancer Council Queensland (CCQ) has accused an independent supermarket chain of exploiting Daffodil Day by selling the flowers for profit instead of for charity.
The CCQ is hoping to raise millions of dollars through the sale of daffodils and other products across Australia today.
CCQ spokeswoman Anne Savage says Foodworks stores are not registered to sell the flowers on behalf of the council.
"The money goes into research and support services that are vitally important, so those commercial retailers who are taking advantage of Daffodil Day, we would ask them to come good and cough up with donations and support for the Cancer Council and the work that we do rather than taking advantage of it," she said.
A Foodworks spokeswoman says stores are selling the flowers in good faith and $1 for every $5 bunch of daffodils goes to the charity because it is paid through their wholesaler.
