Clean Food Group6 Dec 2022 17:25
It’s almost as if we knew…
A landmark moment: The EU agrees law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation.
'Companies would need to show when and where the commodities were produced and "verifiable" information that they were not grown on land deforested after 2020.'
'Failure to comply could result in fines of up to 4% of a company's turnover in an EU member state.'
'It will apply to soy, beef, palm oil, wood, cocoa and coffee, and some derived products including leather, chocolate and furniture. Rubber, charcoal and some palm oil derivatives were included at the request of EU lawmakers'