Yashili controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Guo Li, parent in infant formula rights case, acquitted on retrial and granted state compensation
Guo Li had been convicted of extortion after seeking compensation over melamine-tainted Yashili infant formula. In 2017 the Guangdong High People's Court acquitted him on retrial, and he later received state compensation. This entry completes the follow-up to the parent's criminal case; it does not treat the original guilty verdict as still valid.
2009
Allegation of repackaged contaminated powder
A published report alleged that Shanxi Yashili had repackaged contaminated milk powder as new product. Yashili denied the allegation.
2009
Guo Li compensation and criminal case
Consumer Guo Li sought compensation after alleging that Yashili products contributed to his daughter's kidney damage. A proposed compensation arrangement was followed by a police case and a 2010 blackmail conviction. The case was retried in 2017 and the earlier conviction was revoked.
2008
Yashili products implicated in China's melamine milk scandal
Testing found melamine in products associated with Guangdong Yashili Group, Shanxi Yashili Dairy and Scient. Yashili recalled or secured suspect inventory and said the crisis caused RMB787 million in losses through recalls, related expenses and reduced sales. The company stated that its exported infant formula tested negative.