Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2010
Luiswishi mine radiation and uranium allegations
Cables released through WikiLeaks were reported to allege that US officials had overlooked concerns about radiation at the Luiswishi mine and possible uranium separation from copper-and-cobalt ore. Groupe Forrest International denied the allegations, stating that uranium was present only at uneconomic concentrations and that radiation levels were below European standards.
2002
United Nations sanctions recommendation
A United Nations panel named the George Forrest Group among 29 companies it said should face sanctions for operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The available reference does not establish whether sanctions were imposed or describe a final adjudication.