Brazil meatpacker JBS accused of violating rainforest protections

Brazil’s environmental regulator says that meatpacking giant JBS “for years knowingly bought cattle that were raised on illegally deforested land,” says Reuters. JBS denied the allegation, which comes at the same time the Brazilian meat industry is reeling from a meat-inspection scandal. “JBS is the only major Brazilian meatpacker involved in both the inspection scandal… » Read More

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