Chapter 3858

Therefore, this is not a long-term solution. The long-term solution is to carry out a vigorous overhaul of domestic milk companies, strengthen supervision, and rebuild the people's confidence in domestic milk powder.

Under such circumstances, the reaction of the Chinese government in this life was much faster than in Su Xinghui's previous life. Very quickly, an investigation team moved into named milk companies like Shuanglin Dairy to conduct investigations, and the relevant responsible persons were also restricted in their freedom for investigation.

Su Xinghui knew that the actions in this life were so fast that they must be inseparable from Lu Zhenghong. Lu Zhenghong was precisely the one in charge of this area, and among the members of the investigation team, there were people from the Commission for Discipline Inspection.

In this incident, the results of the investigation would not have any surprises because the evidence was too conclusive. So many samples of tainted milk powder were still there, and so many children suffering from kidney disease were still there; these could not disappear into thin air. And the relevant responsible persons, it was impossible for all of them to have such stiff lips; as long as one breakthrough was opened, the truth of the whole incident could be revealed.

Su Xinghui was now concerned about those victimized infants; their health was what Su Xinghui was most concerned about. Among them, in Linshan City, there were also some victims.

Yanbei Province is considered relatively close to Jizhong Province, so this was also one of the main sales areas for Shuanglin milk powder. However, Shuanglin milk powder did not sell well here because Yanbei Province is also a major province for animal husbandry. In recent years, under the strong support of Su Xinghui, in places like Baozhou, herdsmen also raised a large number of dairy cows, which allowed local dairy enterprises in Yanbei to develop rapidly.

Local dairy enterprises in Yanbei were not as famous as Shuanglin and the other few companies, but they were guaranteed in terms of quality. In particular, a milk company in Baozhou named Tongbao was even more excellent in quality. In this large-scale testing, their products did not detect melamine components and were of qualified quality.

This is because when Su Xinghui was in Baozhou, he attached great importance to food safety, especially infant milk powder. The testing in Baozhou was very strict, especially the addition of testing links for toxic chemical substances. Chemical substances like melamine were not in the testing standards in the past, but in Baozhou's testing standards, these chemical substances were included.

In the past, local dairy enterprises in Baozhou might have felt that the testing standards were too harsh, but now, they would definitely thank Su Xinghui.

In the milk powder market in Yanbei, it was mainly a competition between Tongbao and Shuanglin. However, in Yanbei Province, Tongbao brand milk powder still had the upper hand because the Baozhou government had given Tongbao Company large subsidies at the time, and there was "local protectionism," which gave Tongbao Company a great advantage. Plus, their taste was also more suitable for locals, so Shuanglin Company did not have much of a market in Yanbei Province.

At that time, local protectionism was very prevalent, especially for side foods and fast-moving consumer goods like cigarettes, baijiu, beer, and mineral water. Those local governments would protect local brands because the tax revenue contributed by these industries was too great.

Therefore, Su Xinghui's "local protection" of Tongbao Company was not surprising at all, because all places were doing the same thing.

No one knew that Su Xinghui just happened to know that Shuanglin Company would have an incident later, so he relied on Tongbao Company to keep Shuanglin milk powder out of the door.

Of course, Su Xinghui would not let the competition between Tongbao Company and Shuanglin Company evolve into a full-scale brawl like the cigarette, baijiu, and beer wars in other regions, leading to fighting. The competition between them was basically still a commercial competition, following market laws, which also allowed Shuanglin Company to still pick up some marginal areas.

For example, in Linshan City, there were still victims of Shuanglin milk powder. Of course, such victims were not many. After the news broke, the parents of those children who ate Shuanglin milk powder sent their children to the hospital for examination one after another. Fewer than ten cases were found, and most of them had no major problems because the amount they ate was not large or the time was not long; they just needed to change the milk powder.

This could be considered a blessing in misfortune. This was mainly because of the dominant position of Tongbao milk powder in Yanbei Province. Even if some parents felt that Shuanglin milk powder was a big brand, they would not necessarily let their children eat Shuanglin milk powder entirely. The local Tongbao milk powder would still enter their homes through various channels, so their children were not poisoned as deeply as children in other places.

Although there were not many victims, Su Xinghui also attached importance to it. He issued instructions that the victims of this tainted milk powder would all be treated free of charge with government funding, and afterwards, the government would uniformly file a compensation lawsuit against Shuanglin Company.

This point made these victims of tainted milk powder extremely grateful because the cost of treating such diseases was not small, and the subsequent matter of filing a lawsuit against Shuanglin Company was even more troublesome. For ordinary people like them to fight a lawsuit against such a large company, just thinking about it made them feel desperate. But now that the government had solved these troubles for them, how could they not be grateful to the point of prostration?

These children were uniformly admitted to the People's Hospital, which had the best conditions in Linshan City, and received careful treatment, while other children who had eaten Shuanglin milk powder also underwent comprehensive examinations at the People's Hospital.

During this period, the sales of Tongbao milk powder in Baozhou City increased significantly in Yanbei Province because the test results of Tongbao milk powder were qualified, and the quality was superior, with various nutritional components higher than the relevant national standards. In Yanbei Province, due to the existence of Tongbao milk powder, the number of sick infants was also the lowest. This iron-clad fact made everyone full of trust in Tongbao milk powder.

The chairman of Tongbao Company was named Teng Huarong. Like Chairman Hu of Shuanglin Dairy, he started as a worker and reached his current position. He was a national model worker. Under his leadership, Tongbao Company grew from a small local factory into the largest dairy enterprise in Yanbei Province. He made great contributions.

On this day, Teng Huarong came to Linshan and visited Su Xinghui, and Su Xinghui also warmly received him in his office.

Teng Huarong and Su Xinghui could be considered old acquaintances. When Su Xinghui first arrived in Baozhou, Teng Huarong was only the deputy director of the Baozhou Milk Powder Factory at the time, and the Baozhou Milk Powder Factory was also a state-owned enterprise trapped in difficulty, struggling at every step. At that time, Teng Huarong met Su Xinghui.

At that time, the Baozhou Milk Powder Factory lacked funds and technology, which had a lot to do with the sluggish economy of Baozhou City. Teng Huarong was also powerless; after all, he was only a deputy director.

When Su Xinghui carried out the joint-stock reform of a batch of state-owned enterprises in Baozhou City, the Baozhou Milk Powder Factory was also his key focus. This was because he knew what kind of character the dairy industry in China had, and he needed to foster an enterprise that could produce qualified milk powder.

He introduced investors to the Baozhou Milk Powder Factory to cooperate and realized the joint-stock reform, and the Baozhou City government occupied the majority of the shares, realizing the holding. The foreign capital allowed the Baozhou Milk Powder Factory to improve production processes, upgrade production equipment, and realize scientific management, allowing the quality to continuously improve.

At that time, Teng Huarong was favored by Su Xinghui and promoted to the chairman of the restructured Tongbao Company. He had the grace of knowing him, so Teng Huarong had always been very grateful to Su Xinghui. After Su Xinghui arrived in Linshan, he also let Tongbao Company come to Linshan to open a branch.

This is because the animal husbandry in Linshan and the surrounding cities is also very developed, which is also very important for Tongbao Company because having a sufficient supply of raw materials is very suitable for building a manufacturing base.

This tainted milk powder incident made Teng Huarong feel that this was a very good expansion opportunity, so he rushed to Linshan to see Su Xinghui because he admired Su Xinghui's vision very much. In the development history of Tongbao Company, he listened to Su Xinghui's opinions several times, and later it was proven to be correct. Now, he also hoped to get Su Xinghui's guidance.