Malaysian company Supermax, a supplier of rubber gloves to Britain’s NHS health service, has been hit by a US customs order banning its products from the American market over allegations it uses forced labour.
US Customs and Border Protection said it had “ample evidence” that Supermax and its subsidiaries produced gloves “in violation of US trade law” and would seize its products at all ports of entry, making the company the second Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer this year to receive such a ban.
“We will continue to exclude products made by modern slavery from entering into the United States,” said Troy Miller, CBP acting commissioner.