Former Head Of Sanlu Group Gets Life For Melamine-Tainted Milk
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
China has sentenced two Sanlu Group workers to death and the firm's former chairwoman to life in prison for allowing melamine to contaminate milk. The stiff punishments were among 21 sentences handed down by a court in the province that includes the food maker, but the sentences are appealable. Tian Wenhua, the former head of Sanlu, was convicted of manufacturing and selling fake or substandard products and the company itself was fined $3.6 million. The firm already had filed for bankruptcy. (Click here for more