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Parker Migliorini International (also known as PMI Foods) is an American meat broker company based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

History

In 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.

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.

During the Russo-Ukrainian War, PMI Foods provided 34,000 cans of shelf-stable food to Ukrainian refugees.

References

1. "PMI Foods to donate 100,000 meals to Ukrainian refugees". New Food Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
2. "How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation". AP News. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
3. "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.
4. Seiden, Daniel (2023). "Parker-Migliorini Whistleblower's Retaliation Win Will Stand". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
5. Chavkin, Sasha (2023). "Takeaways from AP's reporting on an American beef trader's links to Amazon deforestation". The Washington Post.
6. SASHA CHAVKIN (2023-11-03). "How an American meat broker is fueling Amazon deforestation". WHEC.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
7. "PMI Foods teams up with CityServe International, donates 100,000 meals to displaced Ukrainian refugees". Provisioner Online. 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-09.

• Meat companies of the United States
• Companies based in Utah