Sanlu Group

Sanlu Group
Sanlu Group
Chinese	三鹿集团
Literal meaning	Three deer group
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sānlù Jítuán

Sanlu Group
Sanlu Group
Simplified Chinese	石家庄三鹿集团股份有限公司
Traditional Chinese	石家莊三鹿集團股份有限公司
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shíjiāzhuāng Sānlù Jítuán Gǔfènyǒuxiàngōngsī

Sanlu Group
Native name	三鹿集团
Company type	Private
Industry	Dairy products
Founded	16 February 1956
Defunct	24 December 2008
Fate	Bankruptcy after the 2008 Chinese milk scandal
Headquarters	Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Area served	China
Key people	Zhang Zhenling (Chairman)
Products	Milk, infant formula, powdered milk
Owner	Fonterra (43%)
Website	wayback.archive.org/*/http://www.sanlu.com/

Sanlu Group CO., Ltd. (SJZSGCZ) was a Chinese dairy products company based in Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei.^[1] It produced one of the oldest and most popular brands of infant formula in China.^[2] New Zealand's Fonterra owned 43% of Sanlu.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2008, it was involved in an adulterated powdered milk scandal, affecting some 294,000 Chinese infants and killing six.^[3] Their infant formula had been adulterated with melamine, which can cause kidney stones and other complications. It received a bankruptcy order from Shijiazhuang Court on 24 December 2008,^[4]^[5] and several of its top managers were sentenced to long prison terms.^[6]

^ "Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co Ltd." Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 12 October 2012. "Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co Ltd No.539, Heping West Road, Xinhua Di Shijiazhuang, 050071 China" – making it "中国河北省石家庄市市和平西路539号"
^ Sanlu decides to recall melamine-contaminated product, news.163.com (11 September 2008) (in Chinese)
^ Hogg, Chris (2 December 2008). "Chinese dairy exports in decline". Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ Sanlu, company in China milk scandal, declared bankrupt
^ "Sanlu bankrupt". Stuff.co.nz. NZPA. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^ Barboza, David (22 January 2009). "Death Sentences in Chinese Milk Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[1] "Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co Ltd." Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 12 October 2012. "Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co Ltd No.539, Heping West Road, Xinhua Di Shijiazhuang, 050071 China" – making it "中国河北省石家庄市市和平西路539号"

[recall-2] Sanlu decides to recall melamine-contaminated product, news.163.com (11 September 2008) (in Chinese)

[toll-3] Hogg, Chris (2 December 2008). "Chinese dairy exports in decline". Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[4] Sanlu, company in China milk scandal, declared bankrupt

[Stuff.co.nz_774276-5] "Sanlu bankrupt". Stuff.co.nz. NZPA. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2011.

[nytimes.com-6] Barboza, David (22 January 2009). "Death Sentences in Chinese Milk Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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