Hanwei Group
| 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 |
Hanwei Group(Chinese:Hàn vĩ tập đoàn) is a company based inDalian,China.It isChina'sbiggest producer ofeggs.[1]In October 2008, it became embroiled in ascandalinvolving traces ofmelaminebeing found in its eggs.
Overview
[edit]Hanwei group specialises in egg-based products andseafood.It is the biggest producer of eggs in China, exporting toHong Kong,Macau,Japan,and SoutheastAsia.Some processed egg products are exported to theUnited States.[2]
History
[edit]The company was founded by Han Wei, currently the vice-chairman of Dalian's Federation of Industry and Commerce. He is also a notablepartydelegate.[1]
2008 Melamine scandal
[edit] | This section needs to beupdated.(May 2022) |
On 22 October 2008,[3]authorities inHong Kongremoved Hanwei product "Select Fresh Brown Eggs" from shop shelves, as more than twice the legal limit of the plasticmelaminewas found in them.[4]The eggs contained 4.7 ppm (part per million) ofmelamine,compared to the government imposed legal limit of 2.5 ppm formelaminein 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 apparentproteincontent. 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]- ^abMalcolm 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
- ^abGillian Wong,Chinese delayed disclosure of tainted eggs,AJC.com, 29 October 2008
- ^abChinese melamine scandal widens,BBC News, 31 October 2008
- ^Hong Kong widens China food tests,BBC News, 27 October 2008
External links
[edit]- Hanwei Group HomepageArchived2008-10-31 at theWayback Machine(in English)
