Trustworthy?

Trade associations representing 'leading' (highly profitable?) food suppliers, appear less than enthusiastic about a proposal in the delayed UK environmental bill, that is going before parliament (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/25/food-brands-challenge-deforestation-rules-in-uk-environment-bill). The proposal is that UK-based food suppliers would be required to carefully examine their supply chains, 'ensuring' they are free of links to illegally deforested land overseas. Some food suppliers suggest the task is too onerous. They note that any fines might well increase prices (that will be passed on to the consumer?). Others argue that suppliers should only be punished if they 'deliberately' use material from illegally deforested land. This sounds like a lawyer's paradise. Some of these very same companies, are only too willing to flaunt their 'organic' or 'green' features (real or imagined), when it boosts sales. One worrying aspect of the legislation is that the rule (if it is approved), only applies to UK-based companies. Companies operating in places, that have signed trade deals with UK, will not have to worry about proving they are not facilitating deforestation.