We previously contacted Sysco in 2024 regarding our investigation into China’s seafood processing industry. We are contacting you 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.
The United Nations, human rights organizations and academic experts agree that by 2018, the Chinese government was systematically subjecting Xinjiang’s predominan…
The following statement can be attributed to a Sysco spokesperson:
Sysco takes seriously its obligation and commitment to upholding all international and local laws that protect labor, human and child labor rights, as well as the environment. We hold all suppliers across our global supply chain accountable to these standards through our robust Supplier Code of Conduct. We have a demonstrated track record of suspending or terminating supplier relationship…
In correspondence with The Outlaw Ocean Project and its publishing partner, The New York Times Magazine, Sysco said:
Here are our responses to your fact checking:
Q: Sysco buys and distributes seafood from Aqua Star. A: Yes. AquaStar products made up less than 1% of all seafood products distributed by Sysco in our 2026 Fiscal Year that ended June 30, 2026.
Q: As of 2024, Sysco sold food to more than 730,000 American businesses. A:This is incorrect. Please state the following: As of July 2026, Sysco served about 670,000 customer locations globally.
Q: Sysco also provides food for a large…
In correspondence with The Outlaw Ocean Project and its publishing partner, The New York Times Magazine, Sysco said:
For US only, the following would be accurate: Sysco companies have shipped to nearly 400,000 customer locations in the United States in the past six weeks.