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Tesco

Verdict NOT ASSESSED

Tesco scores 4 out of 5 on the Throne Standard. Every one of the 8 Tesco products Tesco sells was read ingredient-by-ingredient, and Tesco averages 82% natural across its range.

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Not assessed: the strict food ingredient vocabulary and product-type exclusions have not completed validation.
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About Tesco

25 of 148 fields held
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4 groups · 25 fields
Scan result 7 of 60
Scan note (above product table) Not assessed: the strict food ingredient vocabulary and product-type exclusions have not completed validation.
Total styles scanned 8
Last scanned 2026-08-08
Full catalogue scan? no
Method version validation gate 2026.09
Products in catalogue 8
Clean verdict NOT ASSESSED
Sourcing and supply chain 2 of 45
Website source Wikidata Q487494: British multinational retailer
Ownership and legal entity 14 of 19
Register checked Companies House, 2026-09-08
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Identity 2 of 24
Brand name Tesco
Register Companies House
Filed under 1 terms held

Boycott lists

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ListResultWhat the list says
BDS Movement bdsmovement.net · priority targets Not listed Checked 2026-09-12 Not named among the current priority boycott, organic-boycott or pressure targets. Consumer boycott targets named by the Palestinian BDS National Committee. Open the source
Ethical Consumer ethicalconsumer.org · current boycotts Not checked Ongoing consumer boycott calls, with the reason and who called it.
No Thanks No Thanks app Not checked Crowd-maintained list of companies to avoid, checked by barcode.
Boycat Boycat app Not checked Campaign-led list covering brands and their parent companies.
Who Profits whoprofits.org Not checked Companies named in the research database on the occupied territories.
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DirectoryTheir scoreWhat it measures
Chocolate Scorecard Red Traffic light: Green / Yellow / Orange / Red, from a percentage score Rates brand policy and published commitments, not the product. We checked 2026-08-24.
Rainforest Alliance Certified their own scale Rates brand policy and published commitments, not the product. We checked 2026-09-02.
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