date:Apr 16, 2013
Brasil Foods' Sadia unit. The alleged purchases are a minute number compared to the nearly 11 million cattle and swine Brasil Foods slaughters each year.
Prosecutors calculated the fines for each company based on the number of animals raised in illegal conditions that they are alleged to have bought. Prosecutors say the 26 companies bought 55,699 such cattle between January and September 2012.
Brasil Foods spokesman Kristhian Kaminski said the company had not received official notification of