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Problematic or perilous: Brazil's environmental choice

Brazilians go to the polls in October, and they´ll have a choice between reelecting Jair Bolsonaro, or bringing back former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022

Sysco accuses 4 largest beef processors of price fixing

The nation's largest food distributor has joined the other businesses accusing the four largest meat processors of working together to inflate beef prices

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal being circled by Canadian seafood giant Cooke

Hot on the heels of Brazilians snapping up a Tasmanian salmon company, the last locally owned producer is in the sights of a Canadian seafood giant, news that has been welcomed by the island state's Premier, Jeremy Rockliff.

ABC News · Jun 28, 2022

Morning mail: ‘shocking’ rate of aged care sexual abuse, Queen ‘humbled’ by support, June tunes

Monday: Peak rights group for older Australians demands urgent action. Plus: Rafael Nadal wins his 14th French Open

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2022

PwC told client it could cut Australian tax by $70m, court documents in privilege fight show

The Australian Tax Office is auditing Brazilian meat processor JBS over tax restructure

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2022

JBS Foods cyber attack highlights industry vulnerabilities to Russian hackers

The head of a national cybersecurity firm warns it's not a matter of "if" but "when" major supermarkets or distributors are targeted by Russia-backed hackers, risking shortages on grocery store shelves.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

Meatpackers ignored COVID-19 spread to keep operating, House report says

The nation’s biggest meatpackers ignored warnings that COVID-19 was spreading through their plants, hyped claims of impending shortages and helped draft a Trump administration order to keep the facilities running during the early days of the pandemic, a congressional investigation found.

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022

Report criticizes meat industry, USDA response to pandemic

A new Congressional report says that at the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Trump officials and meat industry blocked life-saving Covid controls, investigation finds

Congressional investigation reveals the lengths meat industry went to downplay risks to workers and lobby receptive Trump officials

The Guardian - US · May 12, 2022

Big meat is gobbling up fake meat companies

Conglomerates have bought out several smaller companies as the meat substitute market is predicted to grow rapidly

The Guardian - US · May 10, 2022