Huge Scandals Aldi Might Never Recover From

Aldi is generally thought to have a squeaky-clean image, but the German grocery chain has experienced its fair share of drama. From bogus products, to labor issues, and even murder, here are the biggest scandals that Aldi has found itself wrapped up in over the years.

So here's a rather strange set of implications regarding the bargain-priced seafood you buy at not just Aldi, but Walmart as well. It could be funding North Korea's nuclear weapons program. That's right, your fish sticks could lead to a nuclear war. No need to head to the bomb shelter just yet, though, as it's a little more complicated than you might expect.

Like so many other things Americans buy, a lot of our seafood comes from China. In order to cut costs, Chinese seafood processing plants employ a number of North Korean workers who, in turn, hand over as much as 70 percent of their earnings to the North Korean government. Thus, the seafood that is sold to Aldi and Walmart and then bought by Americans could be, in a bizarre way, inadvertently subsidizing North Korea's funds for their missile development program.

It's actually a federal crime for products made by North Koreans to be imported to the United States, but that doesn't mean it's not happening simply because of the sheer amount of fish generically packaged and shipped out. It's estimated North Korea could be bringing in as much as $500 million a year by loaning its workers to China.

Besides possibly aiding North Korea's missile program, the North Korean workers labor in what has been called "modern day slavery" conditions. Even though Aldi isn't the only one associated with these products, the controversy definitely doesn't make them look good. Protests have even been staged outside of Aldi supermarkets calling it the, quote, "ultimate betrayal of American trust."

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