Tiens Biotech Group (NYSE AMEX:TBV)

 "In August of 2007, Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) announced an ongoing national campaign in China against unsafe food and substandard products. The special campaign against poor product quality was launched in response to a series safety scares involving Chinese products worldwide. The campaign set 20 detailed goals, including twelve “100 percents”. For example, 100 percent of food producers should be licensed; 100 percent of agricultural wholesale markets in cities must be monitored; 100 percent of suppliers of raw materials for exported products should be inspected; and 100 percent of agricultural products must be free of five types of strong pesticides.

As a result of this campaign by the AQSIQ, there has been a general slow-down and backlog of export clearances for Chinese food products, and from August 2007 through the first quarter of 2008, we experienced significant delays in obtaining export clearance for all of the products which we sell to our international affiliates. Beginning in the second quarter of 2008, these export restrictions were reduced for exports to countries in Africa and Asia, but remained in place for exports to countries in Europe and the Americas. During the last two quarters of 2008, these export restrictions were further reduced, and the campaign ended at the end of 2008."

Source: SEC Form 10K (For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.  Page 20)