The harsh realities of the seafood industry may have you reconsidering that pescatarian diet.
With about 65% of America's seafood coming in from international imports,, traceability becomes another major snag. Various reports and investigations over the years have uncovered that an unsettling amount of fish and other seafood served up by well-known restaurants or sold at supermarkets has been linked to foreign fish suppliers with a history of slave labor.
These false assertions and fishy dealings are not only unethical, but can be extremely dangerous for consumers. And, it's not just a handful of bad fish in the school that are to blame.
But, what's most disturbing is Thai Union's, and subsequently Chicken of the Sea's, connections to slave labor.uncovered this human rights abuse during an investigation back in 2015. The article reports that thousands of fishermen in the Thai fishing industry were trapped in unsanitary and dangerous conditions, forced to peel and prepare shrimp.
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