JBS USA
American meat processor
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| 2024 | McDonald's Corporation filed a lawsuit against JBS and three other meat processing companies, alleging price fixing in the beef market. |
| March 2024 | New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against JBS USA for violating state business laws, alleging deceptive practices and false advertising related to their net-zero emissions marketing campaign. |
| 2023 | During Climate Week NYC, JBS S.A. CEO Gilberto Tomazoni was questioned by New York Times reporter David Gelles about the Better Business Bureau's determination that the company's net-zero marketing was unsubstantiated. |
| 2022 | JBS agreed to a $52.5 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by grocers and wholesalers, who accused the company of colluding with other meat processors to artificially inflate beef prices. |
| May 2022 | The United States House Select Oversight Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a report detailing JBS CEO's interactions with the Trump administration during the pandemic, specifically discussing keeping workers at work despite COVID-19 risks. |
| May 2021 | JBS USA was targeted by a significant cyberattack that disrupted operations across all of its facilities in the United States, causing substantial operational challenges for the meat processing company. |
| March 2021 | JBS became the first global meat company to pledge reaching net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2040, following investigative reporting by Dom Phillips about links to illegal Amazon deforestation in their supply chain. |
| April 15 2020 | COVID-19 cases at the JBS Greeley facility reached 102 workers, with four total deaths reported. Coronavirus outbreaks were also identified in six other JBS beef processing plants across the United States. |
| April 14 2020 | A third JBS worker died of COVID-19. The plant was closed and workers were supposed to be quarantined, with plans to reopen after a 9-day closure. |
| April 10 2020 | At least 50 workers at the JBS Greeley, Colorado facility tested positive for COVID-19. Two workers had died by this date, and U.S. President Donald Trump referenced the case in a White House briefing. |
| 2019 | The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a contract to JBS USA for US$22.3 million worth of pork purchases. |
| 2019 | JBS USA received US$62.4 million from the USDA's fund intended to help U.S. farmers affected by the trade war with China, sparking controversy and potential corruption investigations. |
| May 2019 | Representative Rosa DeLauro from Connecticut claimed that President Donald Trump was unaware of the financial arrangements with JBS USA. |
| July 2015 | JBS USA purchased the U.S. pork processing business of Cargill Meat Solutions for $1.45 billion. |
| January 14 2013 | JBS USA completed the purchase of XL Foods' Brooks facility, a second beef facility in Calgary, Alberta, and a feedyard. |
| October 18 2012 | JBS USA announced taking over management of XL Foods' Lakeside beefpacking plant in Brooks, Alberta, with an exclusive option to buy XL Foods' Canada and U.S. operations. |
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