Southern Shrimp Alliance

Southern Shrimp Alliance: The Outlaw Ocean Project Investigation Regarding Imported Shrimp Supply Chains

March 25, 2024 Southern Shrimp Alliance

Through the disclosures of a whistleblower, The Outlaw Ocean Project documents the abhorrent conditions maintained in company-owned living quarters for migrant workers who peeled shrimp for export. Its publicly released documents highlight active, intentional steps taken by officials at the processor to prevent workers from leaving dormitories and company grounds. These communications describe continual, relentless labor without breaks and grotesque abusive behavior. …

FDA Announces Refusals of Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp from Five Different BAP-Certified Exporters in February

March 6, 2024 Southern Shrimp Alliance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published detailed data regarding 48 seafood entry line refusals in February, of which ten (20.8%) were for shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. …

Southern Shrimp Alliance Submits Comments Opposing Request by Government of Vietnam to be Treated as a Market Economy

February 12, 2024 Southern Shrimp Alliance

“Over the objection of a large and diverse group of American industries and producers, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is currently conducting an administrative proceeding to determine whether Vietnam should be treated as a market economy for the purposes of our antidumping duty laws.” …

Southern Shrimp Alliance Asks Federal Government to Shut Down Seafood Supply Chains Exploiting Uyghur Labor

January 31, 2024 Southern Shrimp Alliance

Americans purchasing Argentinian shrimp unknowingly contribute to Uyghur oppression, as they have no way of knowing whether it was packed in plants in Shandong under current labeling laws. To combat the exploitation of forced labor, the Southern Shrimp Alliance today petitioned the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) to add eight Chinese seafood processing plants in Shandong to the Entity List maintained under the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act (UFLPA). …

FDA Announces More Rejections of Antibiotic Contaminated Shrimp from 4-Star BAP Certified Shrimp Exporters; Adds Another to an Import Alert for Unapproved Drugs in Farmed Seafood

January 16, 2024 Southern Shrimp Alliance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published detailed data regarding 74 seafood entry line refusals in December, of which four (5.4%) were for shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics and an additional fifteen seafood entry line refusals in November, of which five (33.3%) were for shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. …