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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore in New York

New York sues JBS, world’s largest meatpacker, over sustainability claims

a large greenish grey building with a round white and red sign that says JBS and a fence in front of it
A worker heads into the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado, on 12 October 2020. Photograph: David Zalubowski/AP

The state of New York is suing the US arm of JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, accusing the Brazilian company of misleading customers over its climate goals, including a plan to reach net zero carbon neutral standards by 2040.

Letitia James, the New York attorney general, filed the suit alleging that JBS USA had repeatedly assured the public and consumers with sustainability claims that could, in effect, “provide environmentally conscious consumers with a license to eat beef”.

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