Brazil Fines Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical Companies for Violations Related to Biopiracy

摘要

The enforcement arm of Brazil's Environment Ministry (IBAMA) has issued more than 100 fines totaling 130 million reais ($75.8 million) since early November as part of a crackdown on cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and bio-prospecting companies suspected of biopiracy-related violations, an official told BNA Nov. 26.