Ban the Batistas is calling for a federal investigation into JBS to determine whether the world’s largest meatpacking company knowingly sourced its meat from cattle farms in Brazil.
JBS USA Holdings, Inc. is a meat processing company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian multinational JBS S.A. The U.S.
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Wyoming’s Rep Harriet M. Hageman is best known for ending the political career of former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. Hageman has now asked U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gentler to deny the proposed initial public offering (IPO) by JBS, SA, an international meat packer.
For the past year
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JBS has lost an appeal against a fine for one of its subsidiaries as part of Operation Carne Fraca in Brazil.
The Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) rejected the reconsideration request from Seara Alimentos, the company sanctioned under Operation Carne Fraca (Weak Flesh). Seara Alimentos is a subsidiary of JBS S.A.
Continue Reading JBS subsidiary loses appeal against Carne Fraca fine
Before Brazil Police kicked off Operation Car Wash, Wesley and Joesley Batista were JBS S.A.’s principal shareholders.
And they are again today.
JBS S.A. is a Brazilian company that is the largest meat processing enterprise in the world. It produces factory-processed beef, chicken, salmon, and pork and sells by-products from
Continue Reading Wesley and Joesley Batista are back on JBS S.A.’s Board of Directors
JBS SA, the Brazil-based meat behemoth, was bracing for some challenging times over its plan for dual listing its stock but did not expect things to get so personal. However, a collection of United Kingdom Parliamentarians has decided to make it personal by organizing themselves as “Ban the Batistas,” which
Continue Reading MPs want the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to cut JBS out of American financial markets
Since Brazil’s JBS in 2007 acquired assets of Swift & Company in North America, there’s been anticipation that it would eventually tap equity markets in the United States. Some expected it to spin off North America and maybe other units into a new public company separate from the Brazilian mother
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Child labor violations of employing minors have cost a Minnesota meat plant $30,000 in fines imposed by the U.S. Department of Labor. It is the latest in fines for the meat industry paid for its child labor practices.
Tennessee-based Monogram Meat Snacks was accused of employing minors at its production
Continue Reading Labor Department nabs another child labor violator
Blackstone private equity funds own Packer Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), which earlier this year was found violating child labor laws at 13 meat processing plants in eight states.
In some instances, child labor was employed to perform food safety jobs such as cleaning dangerous equipment. Blackstone’s PSSI paid fines totaling
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Everybody should be familiar with the story so far.
U.S. Department of Labor investigators in late 2022 and in early 2023, found more than 100 minor children doing mostly overnight work in slaughterhouses for some of the best-known meat and poultry brands. But in every case, the
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JBS is to appeal a decision by Brazilian authorities to fine one of its subsidiaries as part of Operation Carne Fraca.
The Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) verdict relating to Seara Alimentos was officially published this month. JBS said it will appeal the decision.
JBS S.A. is the Brazilian-based parent company
Continue Reading JBS to appeal Brazilian Carne Fraca fine