Retailers face fresh call to axe ties with illegal Brazilian farms

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More than 20 firms, including suppliers to UK supermarkets, facing legal action over deforestation

Several UK supermarkets are facing fresh calls to sever ties with meat suppliers in Brazil facing prosecution for their alleged involvement in illegal deforestation. Following the release earlier this...

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