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Brazilian regulator fines Mcdonald’s over Happy Meal promotion

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Brazil
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April 26 2013

The consumer regulatory agency of Sao Paulo, Brazil, has reportedly fined McDonald's US$1.6 million for allegedly marketing to children. Procon SP

R-CALF raises concerns over mad cow disease in Brazil

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Brazil, USA
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December 14 2012

The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (R-CALF USA) sent a December 10, 2012, letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requesting the immediate suspension of imports of ruminants and ruminant products from Brazil after the country notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) about a confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) detected in a 13-year-old cow that died two years ago

Brazilian court orders Nestlé to label GM ingredients in cookies

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Brazil
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August 31 2012

According to a news source, a Brazilian court has determined that Nestlé’s strawberry-flavored Bono Cookies contain genetically modified (GM) soybeans at levels in excess of a 1-percent limit and that the company must thus place a yellow triangle with a “T” in the middle along with the word “transgenic” on its product labels

Brazilian court orders McDonald’s to compensate former manager for weight gain

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Brazil
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October 29 2010

According to a news source, a Brazilian judge has ordered McDonald's Corp. to pay one of its former franchise managers US$17,500 because he gained 65 pounds over the 12 years he worked for the company

GM maize prohibited by court order in Brazil

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Brazil
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July 30 2010

A judge from the Curitiba Environment Court in Brazil has reportedly prohibited Bayer from marketing Liberty Link maize, a crop genetically modified (GM) to be herbicide-resistant, anywhere in the country

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Author - Madeleine McDonough
Jurisdiction - Brazil