Category: Other Global
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Brazilian Beverage Co. to Pay Professional Beer Taster for Job-Related Alcoholism
A Brazilian appeals court has reportedly affirmed a lower court’s order to AmBev S/A to pay a former employee about $14,800 for moral damages related to his job as a beer taster, which he alleged led to his alcoholism. AmBev argued that it was not liable because the employee’s beer-tasting activities were voluntary. The court…
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Appellate Court Orders Chile to Release Data About Antibiotic Use in Salmon
A Chilean appellate court has ruled that the nation’s National Fisheries and Agricultural Services must issue its data about antibiotics in Chilean salmon, which revealed that 50 salmon firms jointly used 450.7 metric tons of antibiotics in 2013. Chile’s Council for Transparency previously refused to release the information to conservation organization Oceana, arguing that the…
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KFC Sues Chinese Media Companies for Spreading Eight-Legged Chicken Rumors
Yum! Brands Inc.’s KFC has announced on its Chinese-language website that it has filed lawsuits against three Chinese media companies for allegedly spreading rumors that the company has bred its chickens to have eight legs and six wings. The complaint, filed in Shanghai Xuhui District People’s Court, reportedly alleges that the media companies disseminated false…
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Costa Rican Court Declares GMO Approval Process Unconstitutional
Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court has reportedly struck down the country’s approval process for projects using genetically modified organisms (GMOs), finding it violates the constitutional rights to a healthy environment and—because of the confidentiality of the process— freedom of information. Environmental groups challenged the process in late 2012, and the Ombudsman’s Office…
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Russia Sues McDonald’s for Alleged Contamination and False Nutritional Information
The Russian consumer protection agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has reportedly announced that it filed a claim alleging that McDonald’s has misrepresented the nutritional information of several hamburger and ice cream menu items and that two restaurant locations showed traces of E. coli contamination in their salads and Caesar wraps. Although Rospotrebnadzor said it filed a lawsuit on July…
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Russian Supreme Court Deems Challenge to GM Registration Rule Premature
According to a news source, the Russian Supreme Court has denied a challenge filed by environmental groups to government Decree No. 839, which will allow the registration of genetically modified (GM) crops and products containing GM ingredients beginning July 1, 2014. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed the decree in late September 2013, and the groups…
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Suit Filed in Israeli Court Against McDonald’s
Mafrash Attias has reportedly filed a putative class action against McDonald Israel alleging that the company cheats consumers by putting less ice cream into its ice cream cups. According to the complaint, Attias found that the contents of two sizes of the company’s “Ice Blast” product, with an NIS 2 shekel price (US 50 cents)…
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Turkish Authority Fines Frito-Lay $8.6 Million for Anticompetitive Activity
According to a news source, the Turkish Competition Authority has concluded a 15-month investigation and imposed a fine of 17.9 million Turkish Liras (US $8.6 million) on Frito-Lay, finding that it engaged in practices to ensure that it was the only salty snack brand available for sale in retail shops. While the initial decision and…