UNBELIEVABLE: 3 | History Defined

Why Donald Trump keeps talking about bacon – and what he got wrong

The former president got his maths wrong, but there is a price increase

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2024

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 · Oct 9, 2024

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 · Oct 8, 2024

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 · Sep 17, 2024

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...

Top News · Sep 6, 2024

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 · Sep 5, 2024

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 · Aug 30, 2024

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 · Aug 15, 2024

‘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 · Jun 13, 2024

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 · Apr 5, 2024