Controversies

Guangzhou Yihai convicted at first instance in palm oil trade fraud case, appeals

Ruling

Jinlongyu subsidiary Yihai (Guangzhou) Grain and Oil Industrial Co. was convicted at first instance by the Huaibei Intermediate People's Court in November 2025 as an accomplice to contract fraud over a 2008-2014 palm oil trade dispute, fined RMB 1 million and ordered to jointly compensate RMB 1.881 billion in losses; the subsidiary appealed in November 2025 and the Anhui High People's Court held a second-instance hearing in June 2026, with the case still pending.

Edible oil tanker trajectory link sparks transportation hygiene concerns, company publishes self-inspection response

In July 2024, in reports about mixed-use edible oil tanker trucks, vehicle trajectories were linked by netizens to an Arawana factory, prompting concerns about transportation hygiene. The company responded that the Wuhan trip involved a new truck's first transport and the Shaanxi trip involved tank cleaning and inspection, and said oil product tests were qualified. This entry retains the concerns and response and does not treat the trajectory linkage as confirmed contamination of the brand's oil products.

1:1:1 advertising controversy

Consumer complaints and criticism from industry and professional organizations alleged that the 1:1:1 message could mislead consumers because the promoted ratio did not precisely match the product’s actual fatty-acid composition. Beijing authorities temporarily instructed major media outlets to stop broadcasting the advertisement. The company argued that the ratio expressed a recommended nutritional concept rather than a literal formulation.