Aquaculture Stewardship Council Decision To Phase Out of China Comes After Uyghur Labor Report
In October 2023 the Outlaw Ocean Project published a report revealing that seafood in China being processed by Uyghur forced labor has been entering the U.S. The report was shocking, forcing organizations like the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), which leads certification programs for responsibly farmed seafood, to reveal that they were “not aware of the extent” of Uyghur forced labor. Now, nearly six months later, ASC has confirmed that it will be phasing out its operations in China.
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