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The price of your cheeseburger is being threatened by Big Meat, alleges McDonald’s

McDonald’s accuses all the major meat processing giants of colluding to choke the beef supply and drive up prices.

Fortune

McDonald's Sues Meat Suppliers Claiming Price Fixing Has Inflated Costs

The fast food giant wants unspecified damages from Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods and National Beef Packing, as well a court order against the alleged conspiracy.

International Business Times

JBS Responds to Allegations of Exploitation of Haitian Workers at Colorado Plant

"Any allegations of poor living conditions are unacceptable and upsetting," the company said in a statement sent to The Latin Times

Latin Times

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Union Demands Investigation into Exploitation of Haitian Migrants at JBS Meat Plant in Colorado

UFCW Local 7 urges authorities to investigate alleged labor abuses at JBS facilities citing "serious human trafficking tactics."

Latin Times

Haitian Migrants Working At Meatpacking Plant In Colorado Say Living Conditions Are "Worse Than Being In Jail"

Meat companies have relied on plant managers and processing line employees to help recruit immigrant workers, a practice that is ripe for exploitation

International Business Times

Haitian Migrants Working at Meatpacking Plant in Colorado Say Living Conditions are "Worse Than Being in Jail"

Meat companies have relied on plant managers and processing line employees to help recruit immigrant workers, a practice that is ripe for exploitation

Latin Times

Report Links Meatpacking Companies To 'War On Nature' In Brazil

A report by environmental and rights NGOs Tuesday linked three major meatpacking companies to illegal deforestation in Brazil, where farmers are accused of spraying herbicides from the sky to clear huge tracts of land.

International Business Times

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Brazilian Slaughterhouses Found Guilty Of Amazon Deforestation

Judge in Rondonia, Brazil, rules against beef industry for illegal cattle trading in protected rainforest, highlighting the urgent need for environmental c...

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Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal

The Independent UK

The real issue at the heart of Canada’s meat processing industry isn’t labour shortages — it’s low wages

A United Nations special rapporteur recently released a damning report describing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program as a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” The report detailed the many ways migrant workers have been mistreated in Canada, including excessive work hours, limited breaks and physical abuse.

The Conversation

Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as inflation remains a big issue in the presidential race

Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food prices as inflation remains a big issue in the presidential race

The Independent UK

‘We’re asking a lot of these people’: how fragile is the global supply chain?

A new book looks at how the pandemic highlighted issues with the supply chain and how precarious things still are

The Guardian - US

New York is suing the world’s biggest meat company. It might be a tipping point for greenwashing

Letitia James’s lawsuit accuses JBS of deceiving customers about being climate-friendly – and the implications could be far-reaching

The Guardian - US

US banks ‘sabotaging’ own net zero plans by livestock financing, report claims

Lending to meat, dairy and feed corporations led to ‘significant proportion’ of banks’ emissions, Friends of the Earth found

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The Guardian - UK

Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds

Financiers providing billion-dollar support for industrial livestock companies to expand leading to unsustainable rise in production

WEKU

New York sues beef producer JBS for 'fraudulent' marketing around climate change

New York state Attorney General Letitia James said the food company is misleading the public about its efforts to cut its climate pollution.

Top News

New York Sues JBS Over Climate Claims

New York State lawsuit against JBS for climate change deception highlights corporate accountability in environmental impact.

The Guardian - US

New York sues JBS, world’s largest meatpacker, over sustainability claims

State accuses Brazilian company of misleading customers with claims it can reduce carbon footprint despite growth plans

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Salon

Giving up meat and dairy isn't enough

"At present, meat and dairy producers are supported by mega state subsidies"

The Independent UK

Takeaways from lawsuits accusing JBS, others of contributing to Amazon deforestation

Authorities in a western Brazil state are taking aim at deforestation of the Amazon with a slew of lawsuits against slaughterhouses and farmers accused of illegally raising cattle in a protected area

The Independent UK

Brazil lawsuits link JBS to destruction of Amazon in protected area, seek millions in damages

In an unusual series of legal actions, Brazilian prosecutors have sued multinational meatpacker JBS and three smaller slaughterhouses for allegedly buying cattle directly from illegal ranches in a protected area

The Guardian - UK

Plans to present meat as ‘sustainable nutrition’ at Cop28 revealed

Documents show industry intends to go ‘full force’ in arguing meat is beneficial to the environment at climate summit

AAP

'Buddy system' in place at JBS before worker trapped

The world's largest meat processor's local subsidiary has been fined $300,000 after a worker was struck by falling hay bales.

The Independent UK

How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation

According to data analysis by The Associated Press and the Rainforest Investigations Network, a nonprofit reporting consortium, an American company is among the key beef suppliers and distributors contributing to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest

AAP

Meat maker rejects responsibility for trapped worker

A major meat processor's failure in its duty to worker safety does not demonstrate an institutional attitude towards health and safety, its lawyer says.

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