Thai Union (TUFRF) shrimp slavery scandal sends shockwaves through grocery, pet food, restaurant sec

NEW YORK - U.S. officials and human rights activists called on Americans to stop buying fish and shrimp tied to supply chains in Thailand, where The Associated Press has found slaves are forced to work in the seafood industry. “All of us may find ourselves eating a slave made product without knowing it, but once we know it, we all have a moral obligation, I believe, to make a personal decision to boycott it,” said New Jersey Republican Congressman Chris Smith, a member of the House Foreign Relations Committee. Said Mark Lagon, president of the group Freedom House: “This isn't a matter of low pay or crummy working conditions. This isn't a matter of...