Correspondence
Email sent to the press office of Morrison's.
The email said that two suppliers of Morrison's - Nomad Foods and Young’s Seafood - are supplied seafood products by companies in China that have recieved persons from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Northseafood Holland and Unibond Seafood International are white fish suppliers to Nomad Foods brands, which include the Birds Eye, Findus and Iglo ranges retailing across Europe. Morrison's stocks a range of Nomad Foods’ Birds Eye branded products containing white fish, including cod and pollock. Northseafood Holland has imported shipments of white fish, including pollock, from the processor, Yantai Sanko Fisheries Co. Ltd., based in China. Yantai Sanko Fisheries Co. Ltd. has received persons from the Xinjiang region of China under a government labor transfer program since 2019 and until at least April 2023. Unibond Seafood International is a white fish supplier to Young’s Seafood, which supplies Morrisons with a range of Young’s branded products containing white fish. We asked for comment on whether white fish sourced from these Chinse plants had ended up in any of the branded white fish products under Nomad Foods or Young’s Seafood brands.
The press office responded: "We expect all suppliers to comply with our ethical standards and take allegations of practices that fall short of our expectations very seriously. We are liaising with our suppliers to ensure that these concerns are fully investigated but any immediate questions relating to branded products can be directed to the suppliers involved in the first instance."