SeaPak
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 23 October 2026 · 10 sources
US frozen shrimp and seafood brand owned by Rich Products.
There's no proof SeaPak pays more than the legal minimum, which in the United States is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and unaudited production in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsSome of its products are made in Ecuador and Thailand, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Traces its catch to the boat or farm and has crews' or farm workers' conditions checked independently
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Made partly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
SeaPak says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80% | Systematic violations | Below a living wage | Low |
| Ecuador | Not given | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Thailand | Not given | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: fishing fleets and processing plants have some of the worst documented forced labour, including trafficked crews held at sea for years.
- Makes part of its range in its own factories
- It traces some of its catch or holds environmental labels such as MSC, ASC or BAP, but doesn't show both that its catch is traced to the boat or farm and that crews' or farm workers' conditions are checked independently. Source
Research notes About 80-85% of SeaPak products, and about 80% of its shrimp, are processed at Rich Products' own BAP-certified plant in Brownsville, Texas; the rest is made near the sourcing location in Ecuador and Thailand by processors it does not name. It says all its farmed seafood comes from BAP-certified sources (about 80% from 4-star suppliers) and nearly all wild seafood from MSC or equivalent suppliers, but it does not say which countries its farmed shrimp comes from, publishes no farm or supplier list and reports no independent checks of farm or plant workers. Rich Products says a supplier code is still being developed.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry | Listed | Rich Products Limited, the group's UK arm, lodges UK modern slavery statements (latest on the register covers 2023); they cover its UK operations, not SeaPak's seafood supply chain. View |
| KnowTheChain | Not covered | Neither SeaPak nor Rich Products is among the companies in the 2026 KnowTheChain food and beverage benchmark. View |
| News reporting and NGO investigations | Not covered | Rich Products is not among the 30 companies in the World Benchmarking Alliance's 2023 Seafood Stewardship Index. View |
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Listed | The US Department of Labor lists shrimp from Thailand and India as produced with forced labour. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 10
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- 2026 KnowTheChain food and beverage benchmark (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre) · search the archive · Rich Products not among the 45 companies assessed
- 2023 Seafood Stewardship Index rankings (World Benchmarking Alliance) · search the archive · Rich Products not among the ranked companies
- List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (US Department of Labor) · search the archive · Shrimp from Thailand and India listed for forced labour
- Rich Products Texas manufacturing plant receives Best Aquaculture Practices certification (Food Online, 2012) · search the archive · Rich Products' Brownsville, Texas plant is BAP certified for shrimp and tilapia and makes 85% of SeaPak's seafood items
- Rich Products Transparency in Supply Chains Act Disclosure · search the archive · Prohibits forced and child labour; supplier code of conduct still being developed; no supplier audits described
- SeaPak Crispy Breaded Butterfly Shrimp, BAP Certified (Walmart) · search the archive · Sold through US retailers; no Australian stockist found
Published by SeaPak or its owner
- Sourcing & Sustainability (SeaPak) · search the archive · About 80% of shrimp processed in Brownsville, Texas, rest in Ecuador and Thailand; 80-85% of products at Brownsville; all farmed seafood from BAP sources, ~80% 4-star; most wild MSC or equivalent
- SeaPak brand history · search the archive · Founded 1948 on St. Simons Island, Georgia; acquired by Rich Products in 1976
- SeaPak celebrates 75 years · search the archive · SeaPak is based in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, and owned by Rich Products
- Rich Products Limited modern slavery statement summary (UK register, 2024) · search the archive · UK subsidiary's statement for 2023 covers risks in its own UK operations
Company details
- Owned by
- Rich Products Corporation (US)
- Headquarters
- United States
- Last researched
- 23 October 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is SeaPak ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/seapak, last researched 23 October 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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