JBS Products invests £120,000 into Warwickshire factory Company adds new press line aimed at boosting production of plaster beads Birmingham Post · Aug 23, 2022
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
When local matters, food quality improves Degrowth focuses on quality products, local economies and basic needs. It promises a more ecologically sustainable future. 360info · Jun 26, 2022
Banks and UK supermarkets accused of backing deforestation in Brazil By funding and stocking products from Brazilian meat giant JBS, firms have also supported land-grabbing, investigation claims The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022
In his own words: Dom Phillips’ reporting on Brazil and the Amazon Dom Phillips, whose death in the Amazon has shocked many, was a frequent contributor to the Guardian. Here are some of his outstanding pieces of journalism The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022
Friday briefing: How extreme heat is changing the way we live In today’s newsletter: The climate crisis effects everyone, in different and unequal ways. Archie Bland takes a look at how this week’s scalding temperatures have played out on each continent The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 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
The Guardian - US · May 10, 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 - AU · May 9, 2022 Huon Aquaculture accounts for 75% of seal deaths at Tasmanian salmon farms in past year Data shows company increased its use of underwater explosives, releasing 8,057 ‘seal crackers’ to scare the animals
ABC News · Apr 25, 2022 Australia's biggest meat company JBS is repeatedly failing to protect its workers from horrific injuries Australia's biggest meat company has an appalling track record on safety, repeatedly failing to protect its workers from death or serious injuries. Employees and family members tell Four Corners their stories.
ABC News · Apr 24, 2022 From bribes to your barbecue: How Australia's biggest meat company was built on corruption Chances are you're eating food from a company built on bribes and corruption, by two billionaire brothers willing to break the law to get what they want.