The International Olympic Committee issued a statement on Wednesday in reply to U.S. Congressional inquiries about the source of materials for the apparel provided to IOC staff from Chinese suppliers for the Beijing Winter Games.A specific question had been asked about cotton for the apparel possibly being produced in the cotton-farming Xinjiang region, where there are concerns about forced labor camps for Muslim minorities. The IOC's note stated that the cotton used was not from China."The IOC conducted third-party due diligence on suppliers that produced its own branded products for the O…READ FULL ARTICLE
