Comidas contaminadas

Global Witness reports that the expansion of soy monocultures in Paraguay is driving illegal land grabs, forced evictions of indigenous and peasant communities, and toxic pesticide poisoning. The report traces these products through global traders like ADM, Cargill, and Bunge to major European meat producers 2 Sisters and Danish Crown, and numerous high-street retailers. It argues that voluntary sustainability certifications, such as 'mass balance', act as 'accounting tricks' that mask the origin of 'tainted' soy, and calls for mandatory human rights due diligence legislation in the EU and UK.

• Industrial soy production in Paraguay is linked to widespread human rights abuses, including forced evictions, armed attacks, and chemical poisoning of rural, indigenous, and peasant communities.
• The soy trade in Paraguay is dominated by US multinationals, with Cargill and ADM alone managing nearly 40% of the country's soy exports.
• Global Witness traced soy from producers involved in human rights violations to major European meat companies, specifically 2 Sisters in the UK and Danish Crown in Denmark.
• The 'mass balance' certification system is described as an 'accounting trick' that allows companies to mix certified and non-certified soy, effectively masking the origin of soy produced on farms that violate human rights.
• Paraguay has seen a massive increase in pesticide imports, with imports of glyphosate, 2,4D, and Paraquat increasing nearly six-fold between 2009 and 2017.
• Land distribution in Paraguay is extremely unequal, with 12,000 people owning 90% of the land, resulting in a Gini coefficient of 0.93.
• The Paraguayan state is accused of complicity through the criminalization of land defenders and the reduction of budgets for agencies like INDERT and INDI.
• Industry lobby groups, including FEDIOL, COCERAL, and FEFAC, have pressured the European Commission to weaken deforestation regulations by opposing requirements for geolocation and segregation.

APA

Global Witness (2022). Comidas contaminadas. https://globalwitness.org/es/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/comidas-contaminadas/

Chicago

Global Witness. Comidas contaminadas. 2022. https://globalwitness.org/es/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/comidas-contaminadas/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Global Witness |title=Comidas contaminadas |date=December 2022 |url=https://globalwitness.org/es/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/comidas-contaminadas/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{globalwitness2022comidas, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{Comidas contaminadas}}, institution = {Global Witness}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://globalwitness.org/es/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/comidas-contaminadas/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }