Guangdong Provincial Market Supervision Administration: Will continue to track the rectification situation of Sam's Club headquarters and strengthen the main responsibility for food safety.

Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation interviewed the person in charge of Walmart Investment Co., Ltd. in accordance with the law, in response to the frequent food safety issues found in Sam's offline stores and online stores that have been exposed by the media over a period of time. The Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation stated to reporters that they will continue to monitor Walmart Investment's rectification progress, strengthen the headquarters' responsibility for food safety, conduct periodic inspections to consolidate the effectiveness of the measures. At the same time, they will learn from this case, continuously improve and implement the food sales chain supervision mechanism, prevent and resolve food safety risks, and make every effort to safeguard the bottom line of food safety.