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 a supplier of Transgourmet Deutschland called Kramers’ Seafood.

Kramers’ Seafood imports Alaska pollock from Qingdao Tianyuan Aquatic Foodstuffs Co. Ltd, and sells Alaska pollock under its Fishmasters label. Fishmasters-branded Alaska pollock is distributed by Transgourmet Deutschland, according to its online shop and seafood catalogue.

Qingdao Tianyuan has received persons transferred f…

We emailed you on August 16 regarding our investigation into 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 a supplier of Transgourmet Deutschland called Kramers’ Seafood. We’re reaching out to you again now to share further findings of our research.

Trade records viewed by The Outlaw Ocean Project show that Kramers’ Seafood imported shipments of Alaska pollock from a processor in China called Qingao Lian Yang in 2021 and 2022. Qingdao Lian Yang has received persons transferred from the Xinjiang region o…