Correspondence
Email sent to the contact address for Selectos Easy Shop.
The email said: "I’m contacting you in light of our latest investigation which concerns the use of forced labor in China’s food processing industry, and a link we’ve discovered between a company engaged in such practices and your supply chain – Donggang Haimeng Foodstuff. We have uncovered evidence that Donggang Haimeng used North Korean labor after the December 2019 deadline for the repatriation of overseas North Korean workers required under United Nations Security Council sanctions. This evidence shows North Korean labor at Donggang Haimeng’s factory in Liaoning, China, as recently as 2023. Under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), passed in 2017, the U.S. prohibits the import of any goods produced by North Korean nationals unless clear and convincing evidence is provided that indicates the materials were not made with forced labor. According to trade data seen by The Outlaw Ocean Project, Sea World LLC was the consignee for multiple shipments of seafood from Donggang Haimeng in 2022. We understand that Sea World LLC provides La Buena Pesca-branded salted pollock to Selectos Easy Shop. While we appreciate that you may not be aware of the above issues, does Selectos Easy Shop have any comment to make in response to this email? Can you confirm if any product sourced from Donggang Haimeng has been sold by Selectos Easy Shop since January 2022?"