Mengniu Dairy

Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.
Company website: http://www.mengniuir.com


China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (Google Finance stock information)

Product Testing Hotline for Melamine contaminated products listing.

China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited is an investment holding company. The Company and its subsidiaries manufacture and distribute dairy products in China, including Hong Kong and Macau. It is a dairy product manufacturers in China, with MENGNIU as its core brand. The Company’s products include liquid milk products, such as ultra-high temperature milk (UHT milk), milk beverages and yogurt, ice cream and other dairy products, such as milk powder. In December 2007, it operated 22 production bases with a combined annual production capacity of 4.78 million tons. The Company’s main operating subsidiary is Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Company Limited (Mengniu). The Company comprises three business segments: liquid milk products segment, which manufactures and distributes UHT milk, milk beverages and yogurt; ice cream products segment, which manufactures and distributes ice cream, and other dairy products segment, which manufactures and distributes milk powder.
Unit 1001, 10th Floor Jubilee Centre 18 Fenwick Street
Wanchai,Hong Kong
+85221809052 (Phone)
+85221809039 (Fax)

Officers and directors:
Gensheng Niu,Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, Age: 50
Tongshan Yao,Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director, Officer Since: 07/15/2008, Age: 52
Jiuqiang Deng, Vice Chairman of the Board of Mengniu, Age: 56
Jun Bai, Chairman of Mengniu Labor Union, Age: 44
Ying Bai, Vice President, General Manager - UHT Milk Division, Executive Director,
Officer Since: 07/15/2008, Age: 37
Yubin Sun, Vice President, Executive Director, Age: 41
Wenjun Yang, Vice President, Executive Director; Chief Executive Officer of Mengniu,
Age: 41
Yuanhua Zhao, Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Age: 45
Haitao Yao, Vice President - Administration, Age: 46
Yongsheng Lei, Chief Administrative Officer

Three dairy companies lose Famous Brand status Three leading dairy companies have been removed from China's Famous Brands list after their milk was found to be contaminated with melamine, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said on Friday. "In order to preserve the reputation of China's Famous Brands, the AQSIQ decided to revoke the titles given to Yili and Mengniu groups (both based in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region), and Shanghai-based Bright Diary," the agency said. (China Daily, 09/28/2008)

Investors Finding China Mengniu Dairy Curdled HONG KONG - Angry customers have stopped buying its milk products, some of which were found to be contaminated with melamine, and disappointed investors are dumping its shares: China Mengniu Dairy is in despair of reviving its dairy business.(Forbes, 09/23/2008)

Mengniu slips on melamine scandal Shares of China's largest dairy producer opened down 65.75 percent to a 33-month low of HK$6.85, resuming trade after it was suspended since Sept 17, when news first emerged that Mengniu was among several firms found to have produced milk contaminated with melamine, a chemical for making plastics.(China daily, 9/24/2008)

Yili Industrial Group

Company website: http://www.yili.com

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Google Finance stock information




Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd (NMYILI) is principally engaged in the manufacture of dairy products and mixed feed products. Headquartered in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the People's Republic of China, the Company offers liquid milk, milk powder, yoghourt and ice cream. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company obtained approximately 97% of its total revenue from its dairy products. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had eight major subsidiaries/associates.
8 Jin Si Road Jin Chuan Development Zone
Hu He Hao Te, INM 010080
China
+86-471-3350092 (Phone)
+86-471-3601621 (Fax)

Officers and directors:
Gang Pan, Chairman of the Board, President, Officer Since: 07/29/2002, Age: 37
Chengxia Zhao, Finance Director, Vice President, Director, Officer Since: 08/28/2006, Age: 37
Liping Hu, Vice President, Secretary of the Board, Director, Officer Since: 6/20/2005, Age: 37
Chunhai Liu, Vice President, Director, Officer Since: 03/20/200, Age: 44
Baolu Wang, Director, Age: 51
Ruisheng Wang, Director, Officer Since: 12/29/2006, Age: 43
Zhenkun Wang, Director, Officer Since: 05/21/2007, Age: 45
Debu Gao, Director, Officer Since: 03/31/2008
Jinguo Yang, Director

Three dairy companies lose Famous Brand status Three leading dairy companies have been removed from China's Famous Brands list after their milk was found to be contaminated with melamine, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said on Friday. "In order to preserve the reputation of China's Famous Brands, the AQSIQ decided to revoke the titles given to Yili and Mengniu groups (both based in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region), and Shanghai-based Bright Diary," the agency said. (China Daily, 09/28/2008)

CCTV Evening News: Yili and other enterprises make promises to the customers CCTV News Network (Evening News): Today, Mengniu, Yili and Bright Dairy three companies related responsible person accept an exclusive interview by our reporters on the issue of tainted product and apologize to the public and make a commitment. Yili Group CEO Zhang Jianqiu: "After the incident, we are very sad, very disturbed that we have already recalled the entire tainted product immediately and taken the initiative to carry out test of all varieties of products to the relevant national departments, as long as there are any problems, we will issue the recall at once.” Yili makes the solemn commitment to you, on the basis of strict examinations and tests of raw materials and products, and to be followed by local quality inspection departments to conduct review of the qualified, that all the products out of the factory will be qualified and Yili will be responsible for all the customers and products. (Yili Press Release, 09/26/2008)

Yili spends to meet Chinese dairy challenges Chinese group Yili is to invest $48.9m into dry milk production to maintain its competitiveness within the country's dairy industry. The increased spending will be focused on stepping up powdered milk output in its Hohhot base by about 1,200 tonnes (AP Food Technology.com, 05/01/2007)

Melamine Contamination Cover Up

Here are links to articles chronicling the melamine contamination cover up.

Fonterra investigating claims of San Lu cover-up Fonterra says it knew nothing about an alleged cover-up plan by the Chinese company San Lu, which is at the centre of a tainted baby formula scandal. (New Zealand Herald, 09/29/2008)

Chinese ordered cover-up of tainted milk scandal Chinese authorities ordered a cover-up of a tainted milk scandal that has poisoned tens of thousands of babies because they feared social unrest if the news was made public. (UK Telegraph, 09/25/2008)

Chinese Milk Worker: Complaints Ignored For Years People added whey powder, protein powder, fat powder. Some people added antibiotics as an antibacterial. They also added formaldehyde. (NPR Radio, 09/25/2008)

State confirms a cover-up in milk poisoning scandal State media reported yesterday that Sanlu Group, the dairy firm first found to be selling melamine-contaminated goods, began receiving complaints of sick children as early as last December, state television said. In the eight months from December 2007 to August 2, 2008, Sanlu made no report to relevant authorities in Shijiazhuang and took no corrective measures, allowing the situation to worsen further," the report on state-run CCTV's news channel said. The report appeared to be the first official confirmation that news of the risks posed by the milk products was deliberately suppressed. But it did not explain who did the covering up, now widely believed in China to have occurred in order to prevent embarrassment to the Government until after the Olympic Games. (The Australian Online, 09/24/2008)

Was China Milk Scandal Covered Up? The World Health Organisation (Who) has criticised the lack of transparency in China over a milk contamination scandal that has killed four babies and left thousands ill.(Sky News Video, 09/22/2008)

Possible Cover-up in China Milk Scandal (YouTube video, 09/22/2008)

Fresh claim in contaminated milk scandal A Chinese investigative magazine, Caijing, has reported that the deputy governor said on September 17 an investigation had shown Sanlu started mixing melamine in milk in 2005 and had concealed it all along. According to the initial investigation by Hebei Province, 41 of the 372 Sanlu fresh milk supply centres mixed melamine in milk. (The Dominion Post, 09/19/2008)