Demand that Kroger step up to protect pollinators.

The bee crisis requires immediate action, not just aspirations. Kroger took a first step to protect pollinators by releasing a pollinator health policy -- but now, it’s falling far behind its competitors. Kroger’s policy doesn’t include any firm commitments to eliminate bee-toxic pesticides or to help suppliers shift to ecological farming practices that protect pollinators.

Mr.

Rodney

McMullen

Kroger

Dear Mr. McMullen,

I urge Kroger to help protect bees, butterflies and other pollinators by strengthening its pollinator health policy. Kroger’s current policy does not adequately address the use of pesticides that are driving pollinator declines.

Scientists across the world are warning that we are in the midst of an “insect apocalypse,” due in large part to the overuse of toxic pesticides. Bees and other pollinators — responsible for one in three bites of food we eat — are among the insects in great peril. The same pesticides that threaten pollinators pose risks to human health.

Kroger is falling behind its competitors on pollinator protection. Walmart’s pollinator health policy requires that 100% of global fresh produce and floral suppliers adopt ecological farming methods called integrated pest management (IPM), as verified by a vetted list of third-party certifiers, by 2025. And Giant Eagle has committed to end the use of pollinator-toxic nitroguanidine neonic pesticides in its produce supply chain.

I urge Kroger to further its commitment to pollinator protection by making a firm, time-bound commitment to phase out bee-toxic pesticides in its food and beverage supply chain, prioritizing neonicotinoids and chlorpyrifos, while supporting its suppliers to transition to safer alternatives, increasing offerings of organic products, and publicly reporting on progress.

As the largest traditional grocery chain in the U.S., it’s important that Kroger show leadership in making its food supply chain safer for farmers, farmworkers, consumers, and pollinators.

Sincerely,
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