‘Climate-Friendly’ Beef Now Has to Prove It

Two new settlements could change how the beef industry markets its products and require that it provide proof for its pledges to lower emissions.

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As Beef Prices Remain High, Trump Calls for Inquiry Into Meatpackers

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into possible collusion among the big meatpackers. The effort may mollify ranchers, but it’s unclear how far it will go.

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With Trump’s Help, Scandal-Ridden Brazilian Meatpacker JBS Makes a Comeback

JBS, a giant Brazilian firm once fined billions for bribery, is trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Some credit President Trump’s era of deal-making for the company’s success.

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A Scandal-Plagued Meatpacking Giant Comes to the U.S. Stock Market

JBS, the biggest meatpacker in the world, is set to go public on the New York Stock Exchange this week.

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Meatpacking Companies to Pay $8 Million for U.S. Child Labor Violations

Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.

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Brazil Cracked Down on Corruption. Now It’s Undoing the Case.

Operation Car Wash, which started in Brazil, revealed a bribery scheme that spanned at least 12 countries. Brazil’s Supreme Court has reversed much of its impact.

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