I’m contacting you in light of our latest investigation which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s food processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between a company engaged in such practices and your supply chain.

Bornstein Seafoods Inc.’s supplier Rizhao Rirong Aquatic Products and Foods Co. Ltd. is a Rongsense Group company. The Rongsense Group has received multiple groups of persons from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China under the state-imposed labor transfer program.

The United Nations, human rights organizations and academic experts ag…

I recently contacted you in relation to our investigation into the use of forced labor in China’s seafood processing industry, as it related to your supply chain.

The email noted that the Rongsense Group, whose company Rizhao Rirong Aquatic Products and is one of your suppliers, has received persons from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China under the state-imposed labor transfer program.

Public records show that, since 2021, the Department of Agriculture has awarded three procurement contracts to Bornstein Seafoods.

Can you clarify if Bornstein Seafoods so…