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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2020

    Yili responds to controversy over infant formula proposals

    Company response

    Yili responded to public controversy over proposals made by its employee and National People’s Congress representative Li Cuizhi, saying the proposals were intended to regulate the infant formula market and ensure product safety.

    Stated objective. 规范婴幼儿配方奶粉市场秩序，保证婴幼儿配方奶粉的安全质量

    Company response

    • Clarification — 伊利

      对此，新浪财经日前援引伊利方面的回应称：“跨境电商奶粉不接受严格的配方注册、海关入境检验、国家市场监督管理总局月度抽检，不但存在产品质量风险，而且有损中国配方奶粉市场的公平机制。

    Source excerpt

    • 全国人大代表、伊利员工李翠枝“将一生饮奶纳入国家重要战略”、“从跨境电商名单中剔除婴幼儿奶粉”等提案引发舆论争议。
    • 对此，新浪财经日前援引伊利方面的回应称：“跨境电商奶粉不接受严格的配方注册、海关入境检验、国家市场监督管理总局月度抽检，不但存在产品质量风险，而且有损中国配方奶粉市场的公平机制。
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  2. 2008

    2008 Chinese milk scandal

    In September 2008, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine announced the results of a special inspection of liquid milk; melamine was detected in some of Yili's products submitted for testing. The incident involved the specific liquid milk batches sampled that year and does not mean melamine was detected in all Yili products.

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  3. 2005

    Former Chairman Zheng Junhuai Sentenced to 6 Years in First Instance for Misappropriation of Public Funds

    In December 2005, Yili's former chairman and president Zheng Junhuai was sentenced in the first instance to six years in prison for the crime of misappropriating public funds. The court found that he participated in misappropriating 16.5 million yuan and used other companies to purchase Yili shares to seek personal gain; several former executives in the same case were also sentenced.

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