"First Chicken Feet Stock" Youyou Food Issues Another Statement

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After the CCTV 315 Gala exposed the bleaching of chicken feet, “the first stock of chicken feet,” Youfu Food (603697.SH), issued another statement.

On March 17, Youfu Food released a statement regarding the inspection results of chicken feet products and raw materials, stating that to comprehensively verify product quality and thoroughly eliminate market doubts, the company randomly sampled chicken feet products and raw materials from multiple batches, suppliers, and specifications for inspection, entrusting a qualified third-party authoritative testing agency to conduct quality safety inspections.

The inspection results showed: all tested products and raw materials did not detect hydrogen peroxide (commonly known as “double oxygen water”), and all indicators fully comply with the requirements of the Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China (885406) and relevant national food safety (885406) standards, ensuring that product quality and safety are controllable.

Youfu Food also stated that in the future, the company will continue to strengthen quality control throughout the entire process, regularly conduct special inspections of products and raw materials, continuously improve food safety management levels, and actively accept supervision from all sectors of society, safeguarding consumers’ “safety on the tip of their tongues” with an open and transparent attitude and rewarding every trust with solid quality.

On the evening of March 15, the CCTV 315 Gala reported that some popular chicken feet production workshops, with sales reaching tens of thousands, had filthy and chaotic environments with a foul smell, yet the final chicken feet produced appeared clean and enticing, mainly due to the factory using hydrogen peroxide to bleach the chicken feet.

That evening, Youfu Food issued a statement saying that as the founding enterprise and listed company in the spicy chicken feet category, the company firmly opposes any illegal and non-compliant production and operation behaviors.

Youfu Food stated that the company has not illegally used any additives prohibited by national regulations, including “hydrogen peroxide,” and that its production and operations comply with national regulations and standards. The company has established a closed-loop control system and a traceability system covering the entire chain from raw material procurement, production processing, factory inspection, to warehousing and logistics, ensuring that the production process strictly adheres to relevant management system requirements.

In response to the food safety issues related to the bleaching of chicken feet exposed by the CCTV 315 Gala, relevant supervisory departments conducted surprise inspections on Shufuxiang, Mingyang Food, Zengqiao Food, and upstream related enterprises. It is reported that the Sichuan Provincial Market Supervision Administration will carry out special rectification actions in the food production and processing industry across the province concerning food safety issues like the bleaching of chicken feet.

Public information shows that Youfu Food was established in 1997, mainly engaged in the research and development, production, and sales of flavored leisure foods, with products primarily consisting of spicy chicken feet and supplementary vegetable products like peanuts and bamboo shoots, with spicy chicken feet being the company’s leading product.

On May 8, 2019, Youfu Food was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, referred to as “the first stock of chicken feet.” In the first three quarters of 2025, the company achieved a revenue of 1.24 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 40.4%; the net profit attributable to the parent company was 170 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 43.3%.

As of the close on March 17, Youfu Food’s stock price rose by 0.54%, reaching 11.23 yuan per share, with a total market value of 4.803 billion yuan.

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