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PureCircle denies wrongdoing
6 Jun 2016Stevia ingredients supplier PureCircle has issued a statement in respect of a recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection Communication which saw a shipment of its products seized over concerns that they were produced using slave labour.
Stevia ingredients supplier PureCircle has issued a statement in respect of a recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection Communication which saw a shipment of its products seized over concerns that they were produced using slave labour. US Customs said it had received information that stevia being imported from China had been produced by convicts.
“Earlier today U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") issued a communication regarding a detention order impacting shipments of stevia into the USA refined and shipped by PureCircle. This order is based on an inaccurate allegation that these shipments contained products that were produced using forced labor.” “PureCircle is committed to human rights and the proper and fair use of labor and as such, we have an explicit policy prohibiting use of prison or forced labor in any part of our business. We have been certified by independent auditors to ensure compliance with the Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) which requires that "there is no forced, bonded or involuntary prison labour used".” “In addition, we have confirmed that our product, including the shipments being withheld by U.S. customs is not sourced from Inner Mongolia Hengzheng Group Baoanzhao Agricultural and Trade LLC, who were also named in the CBP communication. We have submitted relevant documentation of this, including independent, 3rd party verification to CBP and are working with them to correct the inaccurate information in the CBP communication and to expedite the release of our shipments.” “Management, together with professional advisors are making every effort to resolve the situation with the CBP.”PureCircle noted that, depending on the duration of the detention order, there could be some impact on sales and profit in the current financial year.