At least two large retailers have suspended their business dealings with a large southwestern Michigan blueberry grower after learning that investigators found children working in the grower's fields.
Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. and Grand Rapids-based Meijer Inc. said Friday they have at least temporarily stopped buying products from Adkin Blue Ribbon Blueberry Co. near South Haven.
The U.S. Department of Labor says its investigators found children working in Adkin's fields. The youngest was 6.
Michigan is the nation's largest blueberry producer with 110 million pounds harvested last year.
A telephone message seeking comment was left at the company.
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