We’re 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 your supply chain – Dandong Hailong Foodstuff and Dandong Taifeng Foodstuff. We have uncovered evidence that Dandong Hailong Foodstuff and Dandong Taifeng Foodstuff used North Korean labor after the December 2019 deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under United Nations Security Council sanctions. This evidence shows North Korean labor at factories belo…

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention and providing relevant information. We want to assure you that we take these allegations seriously as part of our Company’s general practice, and our Company is fully committed to ethical business practices in compliance with applicable laws, especially the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (CAATSA). We want to further assure you that we will immediately initiate a thorough investigation of the matter that you reported in your letter. If the information you provided is accurate, rest assured that we will cease any furth…

Thanks for responding to our email and for sharing those comments. We appreciate your interest in the evidence we have gathered to date, but are unable to share materials in order to protect our sources. We can say that we have seen products from Ande Foods (USA) Inc., C&D International Fishery and PAFCO among your product listings. Images of the Ande Foods Sea Legacy short-necked clams are labeled as being supplied by Dandong Hailong. Trade records show: Ande Foods (USA) was the consignee for shipments from Dandong Hailong since at least January 2017 through to July 2021; C&D International Fi…