New York AG says meat producing giant made misleading environmental claims to boost sales

A US food company has filed a lawsuit against one of the worlds biggest food producers, accusing it of making misleading claims about sustainable crops and climate change targets. Environmentalists are calling on the company to end its campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, according to the New York Attorney General Letitia James. (). The US company says it is facing legal action in the US, but it will not return profits because it does not meet its commitment to sustainability, despite having no plan to achieve net zero levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The company is being sued by the Supreme Court for the first time in more than two decades, and is suing the state court to stop it from selling chicken wings and bacon steaks to help feed the country using fewer resources to tackle deforestation and reduce environmental impacts in their growing population. A court has heard that the firm has been accused of failing to meet the target of reducing fossil fuels by 2050 - which means it has not reached net-zero carbon pollution goals. But could it be fined up to $5,000 (7,500) damages from its advertising campaign for greenwashing, as it battles with the global warming threats that causes destruction in its food industry. BBC News looks at how it deals with consumers who want to make healthy choices of food and drinking food without renewable energy.

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Published on 2024-02-28