JBS hires “globally recognised expert” to run food safety
04/08/2017
Mr Almaza worked for FSIS for nearly 40 years. On announcing his appointment, JBS described him as being “globally recognised as an expert on food safety, risk management, the development of modern inspection systems, and international sanitary standards”,
In March this year, federal police in Brazil raided 21 meat factories run by different companies in different parts of Brazil. This followed the disclosure of bribes to meat inspection staff, raising suspicions that some of the meat leaving the factories concerned may not have been fit for human consumption. Brazil’s standing in meat export markets suffered as a result.
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