KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd
(FGV) is determined to have the Withhold Release Order (WRO) issued by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept 30, 2020, modified.
CBP issued the WRO against the palm oil and palm oil products of FGV and its subsidiaries and joint ventures on Sept 30, 2020, barring entry of these products to the US.
Group chief sustainability officer Nurul Hasanah Ahamed Hassain Malim told Bernama that FGV has implemented remedial measures to get the US import ban lifted, including appointing global independent consultant Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), formerly known as ELEVATE, to conduct an assessment of FGV’s operations against the 11 International Labour Organisation indicators of forced labour.
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