Three foreign dairy producers, Wyeth, Beingmate and Meiji have been exempted from punishment. As the head of the Chinese price watchdog has explained, it¡¯s because these companies have actively cooperated with the probe.

Xu Kunlin, Head of Price Supervision & Anti-Monopoly Bureau, NDRC, said, "In accordance with the anti-monopoly law, these companies have provided important evidence, actively cooperated in the investigation and carried out active self-rectification, then can be exempted from punishment."