Rio de Janeiro state bans shark meat for school meals

Rio de Janeiro state bans shark meat for school meals

RIO DE JANEIRO — The government of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has banned shark meat for meals in most of the schools it manages, citing health and environmental concerns. The move puts the state in line to become the first in Brazil to do so, and has drawn accolades from shark conservation and health advocates, on the one hand, and criticism from the seafood industry, on the other. “The suspension was based on technical, scientific, h…