The UFLPA aims to eradicate forced labor and hold China accountable for its genocide and crimes against humanity against the mostly Muslim Uyghurs and other minority groups in the far western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the department said in a statement. Starting Oct. 3, goods produced by Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients Co., Ltd. will be prohibited from entering the United States, it said.
This is the first time a steelmaker and producer of aspartame, an artificial sweetener, have been added to the UFLPA Entity List, the department said. Other companies on the list include those making apparel, plastics, chemicals, household appliances.
