Environmental Working Group: Tyson Foods agrees to stop making ‘net-zero’ and ‘climate-smart beef’ claims

Nov 17 - The Environmental Working Group has reached a settlement in its lawsuit alleging that Tyson Foods’ promises to reach “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and sell “climate-smart” beef were not backed by sufficient actions to make those goals credible. Under the settlement, Tyson will refrain from making these environmental claims for five years and cannot introduce new related claims unless they are supported by expert analysis and verified facts. It follows a separate settlement reached on November 10 between the New York attorney general’s office and JBS USA, the giant meat producer, which also agreed to stop making unsubstantiated claims about reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Learn MORE.