The prime minister has been urged to act quickly to protect supermarket suppliers such as small grocers and farmers.
West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly MP Andrew George called on Gordon Brown to put the Competition Commission’s recommendations into place as quickly as possible.
The commission said last year an ombudsman should be created to monitor the largest supermarkets in the UK.
George has been attempted before to try and ensure that supermarkets have fairer relationships with their suppliers.
He said: “The Competition Commission reported last year that the large supermarkets and I quote, ‘transfer an excessive risk and unexpected cost … to their suppliers’, damaging consumer interest and to the detriment of farmers and growers both here and in the developing world.”
George added: “The supermarkets continue to prosper and profit during the recession. They will plead that they’re offering more discounts. But who pays for this? It’s not the supermarkets.
“Suppliers are given little choice, whether they can afford it or not.”
Last month, a report from the Cost Cutting Group found the majority of consumers want to see a supermarket watchdog introduced to penalise multiples for unacceptable practices.
