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Fatal tannery accident in Brazil

02/02/2012

The authorities in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul have imposed a fine of one million reals, equivalent to about $580 million, on a tannery run there by Marfrig. An accident occurred at the start of February at Marfrig’s Bataguassu tannery. The authorities said the spillage of a chemical product at the tannery was the cause of four...

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