We last contacted Migros in 2024 regarding our investigation into the use of forced labor in China's seafood processing industry. We are contacting Migros now regarding our ongoing investigation into aquaculture and the global fishmeal and fish oil industry, which has uncovered an array of industry-wide environmental and human rights concerns. These concerns date from between 2018 and the present, and they pertain to events or conditions on land or at sea.
Our investigation has found that shrimp sold at Migros Switzerland was raised on farms in Ecuador and fed fishmeal from plants throughout…
Thank you very much for your message.
Would it be possible to have some additional time to answer? The issues raised require further review and coordination on our side.
Migros takes indications of potential human rights, labour rights or environmental violations in global supply chains very seriously. The issues you refer to, as we understand them, concern several upstream stages of the aquaculture shrimp supply chain, in particular fisheries, fishmeal producers and feed manufacturers, which are not in a direct business relationship with Migros. Our shrimp/prawns are sourced from ASC-certi…
We should be able to get back to you with a response by Friday, 2 October. We hope this timeline works for you. Thank you for your patience in the meantime.
Thank you very much for your patience.
As already mentioned, Migros sources ASC-certified shrimp. One of the reasons for this is that, since 31 October 2025, all ASC-certified farms have been required to use ASC-compliant feed produced by ASC-certified feed mills. To obtain certification, feed mills must comply with the ASC Feed Standard, which sets comprehensive requirements for the sourcing and processing of marine raw materials as well as for environmental and social standards throughout the supply chain.
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