Hanwei Group

Hanwei Group
Hanwei Group
韩伟集团
Type Private
Industry Chicken layer farming; egg products manufacturing; seafood aquaculture
Founded Dalian, Liaoning
Headquarters Dalian, Liaoning, China
Area served China
Website http://en.hanwei-group.com

Hanwei Group (Chinese: 韩伟集团) is a company based in Dalian, China. It is China's biggest producer of eggs.[1] As of October 2008, it has become embroiled in a scandal involving traces of melamine being found in its eggs.

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Overview

Hanwei group specialises in egg-based products and seafood. It is the biggest producer of eggs in China, exporting to Hong Kong, Macau, Japan and Southeast Asia. Some processed egg products are exported to the United States.[2]

History

The 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

On 22 October 2008,[3] authorities in Hong Kong removed Hanwei product "Select Fresh Brown Eggs" from shop shelves. The reason for this was that 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 that "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 is planning to sue the feed producer.[5]

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