Brazil has agreed to compensate those impacted by the diethylene glycol beer poisoning incident in 2020.
The deal between the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais (MPMG) and Cervejaria Três Lobos deals with compensation for sickened victims after consuming a beer produced by the company, Cervejaria Backer.
Ten people died, and
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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 Brazilian Real (U.S. $2.5 million).
According to the National Secretariat for Consumer Protection (Senacon), which
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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 Brazilian Real and reported the fine can no longer be appealed.
Penalties were imposed for
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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 (MAPA) confirmed Cervejaria Backer was permitted to resume production and sale at the factory in
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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 Minas Gerais includes 10 people allegedly involved in the contamination of Backer’s beers and a
Continue Reading State prosecutor acts in Backer beer contamination incident
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 after drinking beer from the Backer brewery.
Police in Minas Gerais found a leak in
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 from the Minas Gerais State Department of Health recommended no beer produced by Backer should
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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 glycol poisoning. Four cases have been confirmed and the remaining 13 are under investigation as
Continue Reading Backer told to recall beer linked to poisoning in Brazil
