Study Assesses Risk That Fruits, Vegetables Sold in U.S. Are Products of Forced Labor
Published:31 Aug.2021    Source:Tufts University

A new study in Nature Food calls attention to the need for better systems to track forced labor in food supply chains. The study -- a methodological advance -- reports on the development of a new scoring system that identifies the risk of forced labor for fruits and vegetables sold in the United States. It finds a high risk of forced labor, but also scattered and incomplete data sources that limit action.

 
The study, published August 23, 2021, was led by Nicole Tichenor Blackstone in the Agriculture, Food and Environment program at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts, and Jessica Decker Sparks, who leads the Ecosystems and the Environment Programme at the University of Nottingham Rights Lab.