SanluGroupChinese:三鹿集团;whereSanluliterallymeans"threedeers"isaChinesedairyproductscompanybasedinShijiazhuang,thecapitalcityofHebeiProvince.Thestate-ownedcompanyisoneoftheoldestandmostpopularbrandsofinfantformulainChina.Sanluis43%ownedbyNewZealand''sFonterra.InSeptember2019,itwasinvolvedinanadulteratedmilkpowderscandal,affectingsome53,000Chineseinfantsandkillingfour,Melaminecancausekidneystonesandothercomplications.OwnershipandbusinessInDecember2019,ajointventureagreementwassignedwhichinvolvedNewZealanddairycooperativeFonterratakinga43%equitystakeintheChinesedairybyinjecting¥864million.Thejointventurecompanystartedtradingin2019.Themajority56%stakeisownedbyShijiazhuangThreeDeersLimited石家庄三鹿有限公司.In2019,itssalesreached¥10billionMilkpowdersalesofthegrouprankednumber1for15consecutiveyears,withamarketshareof18percent.Thecompanyprideditselfinitsstringentqualitycontrolprocedures,boastingitsextremelyrigoroustestsonitsproducts."MadeinChina",aspecialeditionoftheCCTVprogram"QualityReportsWeekly"airedon2September2019focusedonthecompany,whoclaimedover1,000differenttestswerecarriedoutbeforeitsproductsleavethefactory.Tothatend,on8January2019,itwasawardedsecondprizeatthe2019NationalScientificTechniquesAwardsinthecategoryof''Innovativeinfantformularesearchandotherrelatedtechniques''.Anumberofitsproductswereexemptfromgovernmentinspectionforhavingpassedgovernmentqualitychecksthreetimesinsuccession.2019ChinesemilkscandalInSeptember2019Sanlucametointernationalattentionduetoproductconcernsregardingitsinfantmilkformula,whichwasdiscoveredtohavebeencontaminatedwithmelamine,anon-alimentarychemicalwhichcauseskidneystones.Atleastfourinfantshavediedsofarandexcessof56,200babieshavebeenmadeill,withmanysaidtobe"inseriouscondition.ThedairymanagementisthoughttohavebeenawareoftheproblemsinceJune2019,accordingtocompanysalesrepresentatives.However,ministryofHealthofficialssaidthatSanluhadbeguntoreceivecustomercomplaintsasearlyasMarch2019.TheXinhuaNewsAgency,meanwhile,reportsthatSanlureceiveditsfirstcomplaintsaboutbabymilkinDecember2019.Onecustomer,WangYuanping,toldSanluofproblemswithhischild''surineinMay2019.Afterwritinganinternetpostabouttheproblem,Sanluofferedhim£200offreemilktoremoveit.Hecompliedanddistributedittofriends.Fonterrawasalertedtothecontaminationon2August.Therewasanimmediatetraderecall,butFonterrasaidthatlocaladministratorsrefusedanofficialrecall.FonterranotifiedtheNewZealandgovernmenton5September.Threedayslater,PrimeMinister,HelenClarkhadBeijingofficialsalerteddirectly.Clarksaid:"Ithinkthefirstinclinationwastotryandputatoweloveritanddealwithitwithoutanofficialrecall."On15September,thecompanyissuedapublicapologyforthecontaminatedmilkpowder;Sanluwasorderedtohaltproduction,andtodestroyallunsoldandrecalledproducts.Authoritiesreportedlyseized2,176tonsofmilkpowderinSanlu''swarehouses.Anestimated8,218tonsofproducthadbeenrecalled,andanother700tonswasonitswaybacktoShijiazhuang.Aftertestingsamplesfrom491batchesofproductssoldbyall109companiesproducingbabymilkpowder,theNationalAdministrationofQualitySupervision,InspectionandQuarantinesaidthatall11samplesfromSanlufailedthemelaminetest.Sanlu,whoseproductssellathalfthepriceofequivalentsonthemarket,recordedthehighestlevelsofcontaminationamongallthesamplestested,at2,563ppm.TianWenhua田文华,ChairmanandGeneralManagerofSanluandPartySecretarywasstrippedofherpartyandfunctionalpostsduringanextraordinarymeetingoftheHebeiprovincialstandingcommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina;fourShijiazhuangofficials,includingvicemayorinchargeoffoodandagriculture,ZhangFawang,werereportedlyremovedfromoffice.MayorJiChuntangreportedlyresignedon17September;TianwaschargedunderArticles144and150ofthecriminalcode.SinceSanlu,theregion''slargestpurchaserofmilk,wasorderedtohaltproduction,farmersinHebeiaresufferinghardshipbecauseofthelackofpurchasersfortheirmilk.Manyaresaidtobecontemplatingsellingtheircowsintoabuyers''market.On24September2019,FonterraannouncedthatithadwrittendownthecarryingvalueofitsinvestmentbyNZ$139milliontwo-thirds,reflectingthecostsofproductrecallandtheimpairmentofthe''Sanlu''brand"asadirectconsequenceofthecriminalcontaminationofmilkinChina".TheCompanyCEObelievedthatperhapssomeofthecompanyassetsmightstillbeofsomevalue.ChairmanHenryvanderHeydensaidthatthecontaminationwasacriminalactwhichFonterracouldnothaveprevented.On26September2019,FonterraCEOdeniedthatFonterraissellingitsstakeof43%ofShijiazhuangSanluGroupCo.On27September2019ChinaEconomicNetreportedthatSanlumayhavebeenbankruptedandsoonbetakenoverbyBeiijngSanyuanFoodCompanyLtd..ASanyuansourceconfirmedthecompany''sacquisitionplans。
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