The largest supermarket chain in the US still sells fruits and vegetables
drenched in bee-killing pesticides.

[1]a pile of dead bees on a wooden surface

Will you do your part to save bees today?


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John,

A world without bees is a world without strawberries and chocolate and
coffee. And unless farmers stop drenching their crops with bee-toxic
pesticides like neonics and chlorpyrifos, you may very well end up living
in a world both without bees and without your favorite foods and drinks.

That is why we are calling on you to help us force Kroger, the second
largest retailer in the US, to stop selling produce grown with bee-killing
pesticides.

Walmart, Kroger’s main competitor, just announced a ground-breaking new
pesticide policy that would require all of its suppliers to adopt
pollinator-friendly ways of solving pest problems by 2025.

Now it’s time to get Kroger to do the same.  

[ [link removed] ]Sign this petition to demand that Kroger make a commitment to save the
bees.

If Kroger adopts a pollinator health policy similar to Walmart’s, then
hundreds of produce and flower suppliers would be forced to stop using
toxic neonics and chlorpyrifos. This would be a game-changer in the fight
to save bees and other pollinators from extinction.

But if we want to get bees on the agenda of the mega supermarket’s annual
shareholder meeting this month, we need to take action now.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to demand that Kroger does its part to save bees.

Thanks to the outcry of hundreds of thousands of SumOfUs members like you,
Kroger announced at its 2019 shareholder meeting that it will stop selling
live outdoor plants treated with neonics.

While this was a great first step, the policy didn’t go far enough to
protect bees and other pollinators.

That is why we need to speak out again at this year’s shareholder meeting.
We need to tell Kroger execs that if Walmart can make a strong commitment
to saving bees, they can too.

And we won’t rest until they do.



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In Solidarity,
Lacey and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Long-term study links neonicotinoids to wild bee declines, Reuters,
April 23, 2021August 16, 2016

[ [link removed] ]Walmart Moves to Protect Pollinators From Pesticides, Progressive
Grocer, April 13, 2021

 

 

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