REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Dec 26, 2014) - Yasheng Group (OTCQB: HERB), a high-growth diversified China-based agricultural conglomerate with U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California, today announced that the Angel Star Nutrition dairy packaging facility located in West Valley City, Utah (of which Yasheng is a 50% partner) has been approved as a "low risk dairy facility" by the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA). The approval covers "skimmed milk powder, partially skimmed milk powder, and other milk powders". Angel Star has been assigned CNCA Plant # 3010724335.

With this approval Angel Star Nutrition is now in compliance with AQSIQ Order No. 152, requiring registration and approval of all foreign manufacturers of dairy products sold in China. At the present time only 133 dairy producers in the United States hold this certification. With this certification in hand, the path is now cleared for Angel Star to begin shipments of Milk Powder and Nutrition Drinks to mainland China. 

Yasheng Group

Yasheng Group, founded over 30 years ago, is a US holding company that conducts primarily agricultural operations in the Northwest of China. Today it is one of China's leading producers and marketers with six major product segments including field crops, vegetables, fruit, specialty crops, seeds and poultry. Yasheng is a supplier of high-quality agricultural products to world-famous conglomerates such as McDonald's, KFC, Tsingtao Beer, and Pepsi. The company is led by a highly qualified management team and has total assets of over $2 billion, over 15,000 employees, and a history of strong sales and earnings growth. Please visit our website www.yashenggroup.com and register to receive future press releases directly.

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