Ms. Li Liu and Ms. Veronica Jing Chen concluded that as of September 30, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting for the period as disclosed below.
As we disclosed in our Transition Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 29, 2010, during our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2010, management identified the following significant deficiencies:
Our internal audit function is significantly deficient due to insufficient qualified resources and appropriate system to perform such function. Therefore, our ability to prevent and control lapses and errors in our accounting function could not be rendered effectively.
Our current accounting staff is relatively inexperienced with respect to U.S. GAAP and needs substantial training to meet the higher demands of being a U.S. public company.
In order to correct the foregoing significant deficiencies, during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010, we have taken and are taking the following remediation measures that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting:
We have engaged a third party professional consultant, as announced on November 17, 2009, to assist us in assessing, improving and monitoring our internal control over financial reporting. We have been actively working with the external consultant to assess our data collection, financial reporting, and control procedures and to strengthen our internal controls over financial reporting.
We are committed to develop a comprehensive and risk-based internal audit function within the Company. Due to the scarcity of qualified candidates with extensive experience in U.S. GAAP reporting and accounting in the region, we have engaged an external professional consultancy firm to assist the management in developing the internal audit system. At the same time, we have employed experienced staff with respect to U.S. GAAP-based reporting. We have enhanced our efforts to hire sufficient internal audit resources with assistance from recruiters and through referrals
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