Walmart selling beef from firm linked to Amazon deforestation
by Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal from Environment | The Guardian on (#5E4GP)
Exclusive: US chains Walmart, Costco and Kroger selling Brazilian beef produced by JBS linked to destruction of Brazilian rainforest
Three of the biggest US grocery chains sell Brazilian beef produced by a controversial meat company linked to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, an investigation has revealed.
Food giants Walmart, Costco and Kroger - which together totalled net sales worth more than half a trillion dollars last year - are selling Brazilian beef products imported from JBS, the world's largest meat company, which has been linked to deforestation.
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