Synutra Provides Update on Infant Formula Allegations Media Coverage

    QINGDAO, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Synutra International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYUT), a leading infant formula company in China and a producer, marketer and seller of nutritional products for infants, children and adults, today provided an update on media coverage of infant formula allegations by highlighting the following articles. 

    -- Fonterra's Official Announcement
    Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., a supplier of milk powder to Synutra International, announced on August 11, 2010 that it remains 100% confident in the quality of its products. It stated that New Zealand's strict legislative controls prohibit the use of Hormonal Growth Promotants (HGPs) on milk producing cows. For more details, please see http://tinyurl.com/2dng5la . 

    -- Experts Find No Direct Links Between Premature Development and Synutra's Infant Formula
    CBN reported today that a panel of experts, assembled by the Ministry of Health on August 11, 2010 to investigate the premature development claims in Hubei, found no evidence to link the three infant girls' premature development with Synutra's infant formula. For more details, please see http://www.yicai.com/news/2010/08/389899.html .

    -- Expert Believes Artificial Hormones were not Added to Cow Feed
    The Jinghua Times reported that Shuhuai Wang, a researcher with China's Institute of Veterinary Drug Control, stated during an interview regarding hormones that companies would not add artificial estrogen hormones to cow feed as it will disrupt milk production. For more information, please see http://news.sina.com.cn/h/2010-08-11/013520868785.shtml .

    As additional material information becomes available, Synutra will continue to provide updates on the situation.  

    About Synutra International, Inc. 

    Synutra International Inc. (Nasdaq: SYUT) is a leading infant formula company in China. It principally produces, markets and sells its products under the "Shengyuan" or "Synutra" name, together with other complementary brands. It focuses on selling premium infant formula products, which are supplemented by more affordable infant formulas targeting the mass market as well as other nutritional products and ingredients. It sells its products through an extensive nationwide sales and distribution network covering 30 provinces and provincial-level municipalities in China. As of June 30, 2010, this network comprised over 560 independent distributors and over 1,000 independent sub-distributors who sell Synutra products in over 74,000 retail outlets. 

    Forward-looking Statements

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     Synutra International, Inc.  
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