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· Chinese hog producer says it never used melamine

· AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces That the Company Has Never Utilized Melamine in its Products or Raw Material

· Chemical Concerns Grow Over China''s Livestock Feed

Chinese hog producer says it never used melamine

Associated Press

10.30.08

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NEW YORK - AgFeed Industries Inc., a commercial hog producer and premix animal feed company in China, said Thursday that it has never used melamine.

The company said its products and raw materials have been declared melamine-free, after it requested testing conducted by the Chinese government.

The practice of adding melamine, a nitrogen-rich substance used in making plastics and fertilizers, to milk supplies is blamed for killing four babies in China and sickening tens of thousands.

The babies were sickened by powdered infant formula that authorities believe was made from tainted fresh milk. Melamine has also been found in other Chinese dairy products, including yogurt, candy and cream cookies.

AgFeed is a U.S. company that has its primary operations in China, where there is a sizable market for pork. Its shares rose 3 cents to $4 in afternoon trading Thursday.

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AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces That the Company Has Never Utilized Melamine in its Products or Raw Material

Source: About AgFeed Industries, Inc.

Last update: 11:15 a.m. EDT Oct. 30, 2008

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NEW YORK, Oct 30, 2008 /Xinhua-PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AgFeed Industries, Inc. the largest commercial hog producer and the largest premix feed company in China is pleased to announce that in the wake of concerns regarding the use by some companies of melamine to artificially increase the level of protein in animals, AgFeed has never used such chemical. In this regard, AgFeed has requested and has received early government testing and has been declared, for all of the company's products and raw materials, melamine free.

About AgFeed Industries, Inc.

NASDAQ Global Market listed AgFeed Industries ( www.agfeedinc.com) is a US company with its primary operations in China. AgFeed has two profitable business lines -- premix animal feed and hog production. AgFeed is China's largest commercial hog producer in terms of total annual hog production as well as the largest premix feed company in terms of revenues. China is the world's largest hog producing country that produces over 600 million hogs per year, compared to approximately 100 million hogs in the US. China also has the world's largest consumer base for pork consumption. Over 65% of total meat consumed in China is pork. Hog production in China enjoys income tax free status. The pre-mix feed market in which AgFeed operates is an approximately $1.6 billion segment of China's $40 billion per year animal feed market, according to the China Feed Industry Association.

Contact Information:

U.S. Contact:

Arnold Staloff

Independent Board Member

AgFeed Industries, Inc.

Tel: 212-631-3510

Corporate Contact:

Gerry Daignault

Chief Operating Officer

AgFeed Industries, Inc.

Tel: 615-480-7847

SOURCE AgFeed Industries, Inc.

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DJ Chemical Concerns Grow Over China''s Livestock Feed

Agriculture Online

12:21 AM, October 31, 2008

BEIJING (AFP)--China's state-run press warned Friday a toxic chemical found

in eggs and milk likely was being mixed into livestock feed, in the clearest

official indication yet that other foods might be contaminated.

"The feed industry seems to have acquiesced to agree on using the chemical to

reduce production costs while maintaining the protein count for quality

inspections," the state-run China Daily said in an editorial.

Authorities in the eastern metropolis of Shanghai already have ordered that

more than 100 fish-farming enterprises in the city be tested to see if their

feed is tainted with melamine, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported.

It was one of the first reports warning seafood might also be laced with the

chemical that made headlines in August after authorities admitted it had been

mixed into milk.

The contaminated milk resulted in the deaths of four babies from kidney

failure and the sickening of 53,000 others.

Hong Kong authorities reported last weekend that melamine also had been

detected in Chinese eggs, leading to concerns the chemical was much more

prevalent in China's food chain than initially believed.

Melamine is an industrial chemical normally used to make plastics and can

lead to severe kidney problems if ingested in large amounts by humans.

But, after an initial cover-up by Chinese authorities, it was eventually

discovered that the chemical was being routinely mixed into watered-down milk

to give it the appearance of being protein rich.

Following the egg revelations, authorities now are investigating whether

mixing melamine into livestock feed for the same reason also is a widespread

practice.

"We cannot say for sure if the same chemical has made its way into other

types of food," the China Daily newspaper editorial said.

"We hope it has not. But if fodder can be confirmed as the source of

contamination for both the eggs and milk, action must be taken to check how

widespread the use of this chemical is in the fodder industry," is said.

Meanwhile, the Chinese company blamed for selling the original batch of

tainted eggs to Hong Kong is suing its feed provider, according to the official

People's Daily newspaper.

The brief report said an investigation by the company, Hanwei, found that

livestock feed provided by Xinmin Mingxing company contained melamine.

Both companies are based in the northeastern province of Liaoning.

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