BRF S.A. has signed a leniency agreement with Brazilian authorities related to two investigations that came to light in 2017 and 2018.
The deal with the Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) and Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU)
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A raw material used to make pet food has been blamed for a number of dog deaths in Brazil.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) has suspended the use of two batches of
Continue Reading Toxic raw material linked to dog deaths in Brazil
A brewery in Brazil behind a fatal beer contamination incident in 2020 has received another fine from authorities.
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) said Cervejaria Backer had been fined almost $12 million
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A brewery in Brazil linked to a fatal beer contamination incident in 2020 has been fined almost U.S. $1 million.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) ordered Cervejaria Backer to pay $5 million
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Brazilian officials have allowed a brewery to restart production at a site that was the source of contaminated beer linked to the deaths of 10 people in 2020.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
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Public prosecutors in a Brazilian state have filed a complaint against certain employees from a brewery that sold contaminated beer linked to the deaths of 10 people.
The action by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of
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An investigation by police in a Brazilian state has found the contamination of beer which killed seven people was an accident likely caused by a manufacturing defect.
Almost 30 people were poisoned by diethylene glycol
Continue Reading Police find deadly Backer beer contamination was an accident
More than 20 people are suspected to have been poisoned and four have died in Brazil after drinking contaminated batches of beer. Tests have found diethylene glycol in 32 lots of 10 Backer beers.
Officials
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Seventeen people are suspected to have been poisoned and one person has died in Brazil after drinking beer.
Sixteen males and one female aged 23 to 76 years old are thought to have suffered diethylene
Continue Reading Backer told to recall beer linked to poisoning in Brazil
