When it emerged that the Tazreen plant had been making clothes for Walmart, the US giant said it had no knowledge of this.

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The ABP Food Group, one of Europe's biggest suppliers and processors, stopped work at its Silvercrest Foods plant in Ireland, after the contamination emerged.

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This week, though, it emerged that Seagate, an American technology firm, had chosen Malaysia over Thailand for a new plant.

ECONOMIST: Thailand