Parker Migliorini International (also known as PMI Foods) is an American meat broker company based in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
| Legal status | Company |
|---|---|
| Location |
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| Services | Meat brokerage |
Key people | Darin Parker (CEO)[1] |
| Website | pmifoods |
History
editIn 2012, PMI Foods was accused by the FBI of illegally exporting meat to China and Japan. Two years later, a company related to PMI Foods pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of lying to the government about its meat exportations and paid a $1 billion fine.[3][4]
An investigation conducted by the Associated Press and the Rainforest Investigation Network in 2023 reported that PMI Foods imported $1.7 billion worth of Brazilian beef to China and other countries in the preceding ten years. The investigation stated that the imported beef was supplied by JBS S.A., a Brazilian meat processing company that Brazilian prosecutors have repeatedly accused of buying cattle raised in deforested land.[5][6]
During the Russo-Ukrainian War, PMI Foods provided 34,000 cans of shelf-stable food to Ukrainian refugees.[7]
References
edit- ^ "PMI Foods to donate 100,000 meals to Ukrainian refugees". New Food Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation". AP News. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "FOX 13 Investigates: How a Utah worker became an FBI informant against a beef exporter". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Seiden, Daniel (2023). "Parker-Migliorini Whistleblower's Retaliation Win Will Stand". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Chavkin, Sasha (2023). "Takeaways from AP's reporting on an American beef trader's links to Amazon deforestation". The Washington Post.
- ^ SASHA CHAVKIN (2023-11-03). "How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation". WHEC.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "PMI Foods teams up with CityServe International, donates 100,000 meals to displaced Ukrainian refugees". Provisioner Online. 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-09.