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Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd.*

ANDRE

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China)

(Stock code : 02218) CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT

This clarification announcement is made by Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd.* (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group").
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") noted that there was media reports about the raw materials of fruit juice which mentioned the Group. The Board would like to clarify that after verification, the Group has not processed any fruit juice concentrate by deteriorated fruits and the production of the Group during the pressing season has remained normal as always.
1. The Group has a well-established food quality and safety assurance system, which is accredited by ISO9000 quality control system and HACCP system certification, together with the product traceability system adopted. The quality of the entire fruit juice processing is fully monitored. The two-end process from either the raw materials to end products or from the end products to the raw materials used can also be fully traced.
2. The Group has a tight control over the quality of raw materials. With a stringent system for acceptance of raw materials, the Group rejects raw materials which do not meet our requirements so as to ensure that the raw materials used in processing fruit juice comply with the national standards.
3. The production process strictly complies with food safety standards such as GB17325 "Hygiene Standard of Concentrated Fruit and Vegetable Juice for the Food Industry" and GB19297 "Hygiene Standard of Fruit and Vegetable Juice". To ensure the quality of the products, raw materials put into the production line are required to undergo processing stages such as cleaning, sorting, spraying, squeezing, ultrafiltration, high-temperature sterilization, aseptic packaging and low-temperature cold storage. Besides, 24-hour on- site quality control is performed by process laboratory technicians in quality control department during the process.
4. Over the years, the quality and safety of the fruit juice concentrate produced by the Group has been widely recognised by both domestic and overseas customers, as well as independent testing agencies, including famous international testing organizations, such as Eurofins and other professional testing institutions. The quality and safety of the fruit juice concentrate produced by the Group has also obtained accreditations from international organziations and associations such as AIJN, IFU and SGF.
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In summary, the quality of the fruit juice concentrate of the Group is trustworthy.
As always, the Group will continue to adhere to the principle of "quality comes first", focus on food quality and safety, and maintain a high standard of quality control over its products.

Trading in the shares of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has been suspended since 16 September 2013 and will remain suspended pending the release of an announcement pursuant to the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers.

By order of the Board

Yantai North Andre Juice Co., Ltd.* Wang An

Chairman

Yantai, the PRC, 25 September 2013
As at the date hereof, the Board comprises: Mr. Wang An (Executive Director)
Mr. Zhang Hui (Executive Director)
Mr. Wang Yan Hui (Executive Director)
Mr. Liu Tsung-Yi (Non-executive Director)
Mr. Gong Fan (Independent non-executive Director)
Mr. Chow Kam Hung (Independent non-executive Director)
Mr. Li Tong Ning (Independent non-executive Director)

* For identification purpose only

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