Milk poisoning case: New Zealand shareholders six weeks ago to recover, China Sanlu Group did not respond

More card that matter, toxic milk powder production of Sanlu Group, or even government departments milk powder containing melamine long concealed the information, once again exposed the tenacious Chinese collusion linked interests.

San Lu Group owned 43 per cent stake in New Zealand Hang natural (Fonterra) cooperative group, issued a statement yesterday said that six weeks ago in San Lu has been informed by a full recovery of the milk powder, but no response.

Constant Natural said in a statement: "From August was informed the day of contaminated products, the constant natural that called for the full recovery of all the contaminated products. We have been requested. The safety of consumers has always been our first priority."

Tian Wenhua is also suspected of making government departments conceal the truth

However, Tian Wenhua, chairman of San Lu Group last Friday (12) on the Chinese media that the group in August 1 that products containing melamine, before the "relevant departments" report, but she did not say why the report did not instantly after all Recall milk poisoning, endangering the continuation of more than 42 days. Tian Wenhua said the government also makes for hiding the truth.

Vice Minister of Health Gao Qiang at a press conference on Saturday, the main responsibility for poisoning milk blame San Lu Group, because San Lu in recognition of the quality milk powder after a problem, "in a long time did not report to the Government."

To participate in a conference with the AQSIQ said Pu Changcheng, the council in September 9 to receive information; deputy governor of Hebei Province, Yang Chongyong said that the provincial government in the September 8 before Shijiazhuang municipal government received The report.

But on the 12th - reported that the San Lu Group in early August it had found melamine in milk powder containing material; Shijiazhuang municipal government immediately convened an emergency meeting, called for the immediate resumption of all suspicious products, to conduct a comprehensive testing of products.

China's Ministry of Health disclosed, has received a total of around 432 babies because San Lu drank milk containing the melamine suffering from kidney stones, also caused a toxic milk powder infant deaths.

19 people are under criminal detention is "illegal dairy farmers"

As China's largest milk manufacturers, Hebei Sanlu, the tax is large, it has just boarded in August, "Forbes" 2008 "list of China's leading enterprises," No. 76; as a large joint venture, San Lu is senior State cadres. Tian Wenhua, chairman of San Lu is the party secretary of the CPC, the State Department not only enjoy the special allowance, or two members of the CPPCC National Committee.

Her other title, including China Dairy Industry Association and vice president of China Dairy Industry Association and vice president, president of the Association of Hebei Province, such as dairy industry.

But Yang Chongyong clarified that the Government and local governments in Hebei Province, in San Lu Group, and no shares.

San Lu has not because of the high-level scandals hit, Hebei Province Public Security Department briefing yesterday, there were 19 people on suspicion of producing and selling poisonous and harmful foods by the crime of criminal detention, but they are mostly San Lu accused of "illegal dairy farmers" 18 of them are pasture, dairy cattle breeding area, the Office of the milk business, one for illegal sale of additives.

The evening of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee held an enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee, for poisoning milk powder scandal that "no shielding, to the people a clear answer", the meeting described the scandal "is a major food safety accidents, harmful, bad influence, very serious consequences . "

China's relevant departments in a state of emergency yesterday, the Ministry of Health requested the Office of the provincial health administration departments, the establishment of food containing melamine infant milk powder urinary tract stones provincial-level expert group clinics, and new cases reported daily situation.

Chief Secretary for quality assurance within two days, full disclosure of test results

AQSIQ will send working groups, to Hebei, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia dairy enterprises focus on four of the provinces, the quality inspection departments at all levels guidance on a comprehensive examination of dairy products.

General Secretary of Quality and Technical Supervision Li Changjiang said that more than 150 state-level test center is a 24-hour interruption of the infant formula milk powder for testing. He pledged that within 12 days there will be results, and full disclosure of the community.