Federal authorities have detained products suspected of being produced using forced labor from entering the United States in a rare crackdown targeting foreign worker abuses.

Products from five countries China, Malaysia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe and Brazil were halted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Monday, the law enforcement agency said .

This followed the CBP receiving information that the products were produced in whole or in part using forced labor, prompting it to issue withhold release orders.