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Re:Supermarkets drop Brazilian beef products linked to defor... by _Microft on Friday December 17, 2021 @03:27PM (#29597919)
Actually this does not really matter a lot. It could be totally legal and a company could still decide that it does not want to sell beef produced like that and then it is just like that.
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Re:Supermarkets drop Brazilian beef products linked to defor... by belval on Friday December 17, 2021 @04:54PM (#29598819)
I'm not a big free market guy, but this is basically "the free market" in action. The supermarket knows it can get cheap beef from elsewhere, and knows that there is profit in taking a public stand against deforestation. The result is this and frankly it seems right to me.
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Re:Supermarkets drop Brazilian beef products linked to defor... by jeegsy on Saturday December 18, 2021 @11:39AM (#29605866)
Whether it matters or not is besides the point. The attached article claims that these supermarket chains will no longer source from farmers that engage in 'illegal' deforestation in Brazil. It is therefore reasonable to ask illegal under whose law? Brazil? UN? UK?. I thought I asked a reasonable question. I'm not sure what the downVs are about.
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