In a statement, Unilever said it was "deeply concerned by the disproportionate action" of the trade unions.
Uber France boss Thibaud Simphal called the raid a "disproportionate action carried out on a very fragile legal basis" in comments to L'Orbs magazine.
But, he added, "any disproportionate action would jeopardize the competitiveness of European agriculture and finally lead to higher costs for food, feed, fiber and renewable raw materials and have an enormous economic impact throughout the whole food chain".
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels call on Israel not to resort to "disproportionate action" in Lebanon, but stronger criticism is diluted under pressure from British and German delegates.
The report's allegation of disproportionate action echoes comments made during the conflict by international observers including French, Russian and EU officials and the UN humanitarian chief, Jan Egeland.
The investigators said they found officials insisting that rather than reflecting racial bias from law enforcement, the disproportionate action against African Americans was instead due to a pervasive lack of "personal responsibility" among "certain segments" of the community.
EU foreign ministers called on Israel not to resort to "disproportionate action" but criticism of Israel in an original draft was diluted after pressure from Britain and Germany, Israel's closest EU allies.
I appreciate why, in the light of mid-20th century history, the Israeli state might be unreservedly supported, and why, in the light of its disproportionate action against civilians, its wars and its walls, it is also opposed.
That must be the disproportionate action complained about.
The Israelis are always accused by their enemies, and sometimes even by their friends, of taking "disproportionate" action to stop terrorists.
