Friday, 21 February 2020

Steak vs The Amazon Rainforest

The world's largest beef producer, JBS of Brazil, has reportedly admitted that it cannot currently fulfil its long-standing undertaking to ensure that none of its product is from people who have illegally destroyed areas of the Amazon forest in order to breed cattle (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/20/meat-company-faces-heat-over-cattle-laundering-in-amazon-supply-chain). This lack of traceability throws into doubt any claims that the company makes about the sustainability of its meats.

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