Environmental concerns KFC in the US has been accused by Greenpeace of a large destruction of the Amazo n Rainforest, because the

supply of soy used for chicken food that KFC receives from Cargill has been traced back to the European KFC. Cargill has reportedly be en exporting soy illegally for several years.[49] The Greenpeace organization re searched the issue and brought it to the attention of the parent company YUM! Br ands, Inc. The parent company denied the illegal operation, and said that their supply of soy is grown in parts of Brazil.[49] Greenpeace has called on KFC to s top purchasing soy from Cargill, to avoid contributing to the destruction of the Amazon.[49][50] Trademark disputes In 1971, Sanders sued Heublein Inc., KFC's parent company at the time, over the alleged misuse of his image in promoting products he had not helped develop. In 1975, Heublein Inc. unsuccessfully sued Sanders for libel after he publicly refe rred to their gravy as "sludge" with a "wallpaper taste".[51] In May 2007, KFC (Great Britain) requested that Tan Hill Inn, in the Yorkshire D ales, North Yorkshire, UK refrain from using the term 'Family Feast' to describe its Christmas menu,[52] although this problem was quickly resolved with the pub being allowed to continue use of the term.[53] Animal rights Protesters demonstrating outside a KFC restaurant in Royal Oak, Michigan Since 2003, animal rights and welfare organizations, led by People for the Ethic al Treatment of Animals (PETA), have been protesting KFC s treatment of the animal s used for its products. These groups claim that the recommendations of the KFC Animal Welfare Advisory Council have been ignored.[54] Adele Douglass, a former member of the council, said in an SEC filing reported on by the Chicago Times, t hat KFC "never had any meetings. They never asked any advice, and then they tout ed to the press that they had this animal-welfare advisory committee. I felt lik e I was being used."[55][56] KFC responded by saying the chickens used in its products are bought from suppli ers like Perdue Farms, Tyson Foods, and Pilgrim's Pride, and that these supplier s are routinely monitored for animal welfare violations.[57] Several PETA underc over investigations and videos of these and other KFC suppliers purporting to sh ow chickens being beaten, ripped apart, and thrown against walls contradict KFC s claims.[58] PETA has criticised some of the practices of chicken breeders, such as beak trimming and overcrowding, but KFC says its suppliers meets UK legal req uirements. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs recommends a m aximum stocking density of 34 kg around 30 chickens per square metre, and say that i n circumstances where beak trimming needs to be carried out to prevent the birds injuring each other, only one third of the beak should be trimmed "measured fro m the tip towards the entrance of the nostrils".[59] PETA states that they have held more than 12,000 demonstrations at KFC outlets since 2003 because of this a lleged mistreatment of chickens by KFC suppliers.[60] In June 2008, KFC Canada agreed to PETA's demands for better welfare standards, including favoring suppliers who use controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK) of chic kens, and other welfare standards as well as introducing a vegan sandwich at 65% of its outlets. PETA has called off its campaign against KFC Canada, but contin ues to demonstrate against KFC elsewhere in the world.[61] Dispute over ingredients In Summer 2011, a KFC franchisee serving Fiji, Kazi Foods, was forced to close d own all three KFC locations in that country, due to the dispute over increasing duties and the eventual ban on the importation of specific key ingredients used to make the chicken; the restaurants closed as, without the ingredients, the chi

cken will not be up to KFC corporate standards.[62] International operations According to the corporate website, KFC is present in 110 countries and territor ies around the world. It has in excess of 5,200 outlets in the United States and more than 15,000 units in other parts of the world.[63] An outlet opened in Nai robi, Kenya on August 2011. It is the first US-based fast food restaurant in the nation as well as in East Africa.[6 Nutritional value KFC has used partially hydrogenated oil in its fried foods. This oil contains re latively high levels of trans fat, which increases the risk of heart disease. In the United States, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) filed a court case against KFC with the aim of making it use other types of oils or m ake sure customers know about trans fat content immediately before they buy food . In October 2006, KFC said it would begin frying its chicken in trans fat-free oil (<0.5g per serving) in the United States. This would also apply to their pot ato wedges and other fried foods, however, the biscuits, macaroni and cheese, an d mashed potatoes would still contain trans fat. Trans fat-free soybean oil was introduced in all KFC restaurants in the U.S. by April 30, 2007, and CSPI droppe d its lawsuit. However, outside the United States the company has continued to use other types of oil that have drawn criticism over their health effects. In Australia, KFC wa s reported to be using palm oil with up to 1 per cent trans-fat and 52 per cent saturated fat content as late as 2007, after restaurants in the United States ha d changed to trans-fat free oil.[