The popular meal kit service allegedly employed migrant children in Illinois.
Bags of food ingredients beside a meal-kit dinner delivery box from HelloFresh, arranged in London, UK, Aug. 19, 2024.is investigating HelloFresh over allegations that the popular meal kit service employed migrant children at a cooking and packaging facility in Illinois as recently as this summer, ABC News has learned.
The German-based HelloFresh, which is the largest meal kit company in the U.S., is the latest food supply firm to come under scrutiny for allegedly employing underaged migrants. Bags of food ingredients beside a meal-kit dinner delivery box from HelloFresh, arranged in London, UK, Aug. 19, 2024."We have strict protocols in place to ensure all vendors follow our robust global ethics and compliance policies," the spokesperson said. "We have zero tolerance for any form of child labor, and we have taken action to ensure no minors perform work in or have access to our facilities.
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