Hanwei Group (Chinese: 韩伟集团) is a company based in Dalian, China. It is China's biggest producer of eggs.[1] In October 2008, it became embroiled in a scandal involving traces of melamine being found in its eggs.
Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chicken layer farming; egg products manufacturing; seafood aquaculture |
| Founded | Dalian, Liaoning |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | China |
| Website | http://en.hanwei-group.com |
Overview
editHistory
editThe company was founded by Han Wei, currently the vice-chairman of Dalian's Federation of Industry and Commerce. He is also a notable party delegate.[1]
2008 Melamine scandal
editThis section needs to be updated. (May 2022) |
On 22 October 2008,[3] authorities in Hong Kong removed Hanwei product "Select Fresh Brown Eggs" from shop shelves, as more than twice the legal limit of the plastic melamine was found in them.[4] The eggs contained 4.7 ppm (part per million) of melamine, compared to the government imposed legal limit of 2.5 ppm for melamine in food.[5] It is thought that the eggs became contaminated after the chickens which laid them were fed tainted feed.[3] Melamine is commonly added to food to increase the apparent protein content. The practice is illegal.
On 29 October 2008, board director Han Wei issued a statement saying, "We feel rather shocked and sorry and would like to shoulder all responsibilities and consequences resulting from the incident."[5] He admitted that no explanation for the delay has been given so far, though melamine had been found in the feed back in September.[2] The company was planning to sue the feed producer.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 Malcolm Moore, China milk scandal spreads to eggs; High levels of the chemical in the China milk scandal have been discovered in Hong Kong in eggs from the mainland, Telegraph, 27 October 2008
- 1 2 Gillian Wong, Chinese delayed disclosure of tainted eggs, AJC.com, 29 October 2008
- 1 2 Chinese melamine scandal widens, BBC News, 31 October 2008
- ↑ Hong Kong widens China food tests, BBC News, 27 October 2008
External links
edit- Hanwei Group Homepage Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (in English)