VD Food Responds to The Outlaw Ocean Project's Bait to Plate Profile

Official Statement: Van Duc Food Company Limited

November 03, 2026

Van Duc Food Company Limited (VD Food) has reviewed the profile of our company published in Bait to Plate, a database published by The Outlaw Ocean Project that examines connections across the global seafood supply chain.

We take responsible sourcing seriously and believe transparency is essential to building trust in the seafood supply chain. The profile identifies fishing vessels, fishmeal plants and a feed mill operated by other companies, linking them…

Thank you for your helpful email and letter of November 3, 2026. In it you raise several points that we have addressed below.

We believe it's important to take a step back and distinguish between mapping and tracing supply chains, so we can clarify what is and is not included in these renderings in the Bait-To-Plate tool. Mapping shows relationships while tracing tracks products through such relations. The Bait-To-Plate tool ultimately maps companies and their connections, indicating the possibility and likelihood of product flows. A relationship between two companies is included when it is r…