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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period from ______________ to .
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Delaware
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54-2100419
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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of Incorporation
or Organization)
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21Changshe
Road, Changge City, Henan Province
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The
People’s Republic of China
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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We
added additional disclosures regarding management’s conclusion on the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures at December 31,
2007. We also added disclosures regarding management’s
conclusion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting at December 31,
2007.
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the
need to hire additional accountants trained in U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles;
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the
need to upgrade our accounting software so as to provide for more timely
access to financial reports;
and
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inadequate
planning and execution of our Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 project to meet
the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on a timely
basis.
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Zhongpin
Inc.
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(Company)
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By:
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/s/Xianfu Zhu
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Xianfu
Zhu
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Chief
Executive
Officer
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1.
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I
have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K of
ZHONGPIN INC.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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I
am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for
the registrant and have:
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a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this report based on such evaluation;
and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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I
have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date: February
9, 2009
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By:
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/s/Xianfu Zhu
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Xianfu
Zhu
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Chief
Executive Officer
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1.
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I
have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K of
ZHONGPIN INC.;
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
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I
am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for
the registrant and have:
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a)
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Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b)
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Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
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c)
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Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by
this report based on such evaluation;
and
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d)
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Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
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5.
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I
have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
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b)
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Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
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Date: February
9, 2009
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By:
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/s/Feng Wang
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Feng
Wang
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(1)
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
and
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(2)
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
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Date:
February 9, 2009
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By:
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/s/Xianfu Zhu
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Xianfu
Zhu
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Chief
Executive Officer
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(1)
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The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
and
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(2)
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The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
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Date:
February 9, 2009
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By:
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/s/Feng Wang
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Feng
Wang
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Chief
Financial Officer
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