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 companies engaged in such practices and one of your suppliers.

Our research shows that Cité Marine has supplied Lidl with white fish products. Cité Marine has imported large volumes of white fish, specifically, pollock and cod from Qingdao Tianyuan Aquatic Foodstuff Co. Ltd. since the Chinese plant is known to have first started using Xinjiang labor in 2018. Our evidence demonstrates the presence of Uyghur workers at Qingdao Ti…

As you already know, we take our corporate responsibility as well as any kind of allegations very seriously. That’s why we are currently investigating the matter.

We immediately contacted our supplier Cité Marine and requested a statement on the matter. Cité Marine stated to us that they have been informed about these accusations since early July, leading to a temporary suspension of all shipments from Qingdao Tianyuan Aquatic Foodstuff Co. Ltd. as a precaution. An unannounced audit was conducted at the factory and no evidence of forced labor could be found. A systematic problem with forced l…