TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE

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(the Company ) (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 01610) TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE (ADOPTED BY THE BOARD ON OCTOBER 8, 2016) October 8, 2016 1

CONSTITUTION 1. The board of directors of the Company (the Board ) resolved on October 8, 2016 to establish a committee of the Board known as the Food Safety Committee (the Committee ). OBJECTIVE 2. The purpose of the establishment of the Committee is for the effective operation of the Board to enable the Company to maintain effective control over food quality and safety and foster continuous improvement in the food quality and safety of the Company. MEMBERSHIP 3. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board from the directors of the Company and shall consist of not less than three (3) members. QUORUM 4. The quorum of a meeting of the Committee shall be two members of the Committee. ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS 5. At all times members of the Committee shall be notified of and be invited to attend all meetings of the Committee. 6. Members of the Committee may participate in a meeting of the Committee by means of telephone conference or other communications equipment through which all participants at the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. 7. A meeting of the Committee shall be chaired by the chairman of the Committee. In the absence of the chairman of the Committee or an appointed deputy, the remaining members present shall elect one of them to chair the meeting. For the avoidance of doubt, the chairman of the Board shall not chair the meeting of the Committee when it is dealing with his or her own succession as chairman of the Board. 2

8. Only members of the Committee are entitled to attend meetings of the Committee. However, the Committee may invite executive directors and/or other persons to attend all or part of its meetings if it considers necessary to help perform its duties. SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE 9. The head of the Group s quality and safety management department ( ) shall be the secretary of the Committee. FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS 10. Meetings of the Committee shall be held not less than twice a year. The Chairman or any two members of the Committee may request a meeting if they consider necessary. Upon the receipt of such request, the secretary of the Committee shall, having regard to the convenience of all members, convene a meeting as soon as reasonably practicable. PROCEEDINGS AND NOTICES OF MEETINGS 11. Meetings of the Committee shall be summoned by the secretary as instructed by the chairman of the Committee, or at the request of the Board. 12. Unless otherwise agreed, a notice of meetings of the Committee setting out the venue, time and date, together with an agenda, shall be given to all members of the Committee and any other person required to attend at least 14 days before the meeting. For all other meetings, reasonable notice shall be given. 13. If any member of the Committee wishes to include a matter as an item in the agenda for a particular regular meeting, he or she must notify the secretary the proposed matters in writing within 7 days after the notice of the meeting is given. ACCESS TO SERVICES OF COMPANY SECRETARY 14. The Committee shall be provided with sufficient resources to perform its duties. Members of the Committee shall have access to the advice and services of the company secretary to ensure that Committee procedures and all applicable rules and regulations are followed. 3

MINUTES OF MEETINGS 15. The secretary shall minute the proceedings and resolutions of all meetings of the Committee, including the names of those present and in attendance. Minutes of meetings of the Committee shall record in detail any concerns raised and dissenting views expressed at the meeting. 16. Draft and final versions of minutes of meetings of the Committee shall be sent to all members of the Committee for their comments and records respectively, within a reasonable time after the meeting. RESOLUTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE 17. A resolution in writing signed by all the members of the Committee shall be as valid and effective as if the same had been passed at a meeting of the Committee and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more of the members of the Committee. Such resolution may be signed and circulated by facsimile or other forms of electronic communications. Nothing contained in this provision shall contravene any requirement in relation to the convening of a Board or Committee meeting under the articles of association of the Company or any rules or regulations that may be in effect from time to time. AUTHORITIES 18. The Committee is authorized by the Board to review, assess and make recommendations on any issue in these terms of reference of the Committee. 19. The Committee shall review and monitor the Company s policies in relation to food quality and safety and ensure such policies are sufficient compared to other companies of a similar size, business nature and scope as the Company. 20. The Committee is authorized by the Board, and at the reasonable expense of the Company, to obtain legal or other independent professional advice and to secure the attendance of external parties with relevant experience and expertise at the meetings of the Committee if it considers necessary. 21. The Committee is authorized by the Board, and at the reasonable expense of the Company, to tour the Company s facilities in order to, among other things, gain better understanding of the differences in operations. 22. The Committee shall be provided with sufficient resources to perform its duties. 4

ACCESS TO INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE 23. The Board authorizes the Committee to obtain, in connection with its duties and at the Company s expense, any outside legal or other independent professional advice which it deems necessary to help perform its duties. DUTIES 24. The specific duties of the Committee shall be: 24.1. to report and make recommendations once a year or as and when required, to the Board in respect of the Company s policies, management and performance in relation to food quality and safety to comply with the relevant laws and regulations. 24.2. to consider, implement and review policies on: (i) health and safety; (ii) advertising and labelling; (iii) record maintenance on complaints or recalls on products sold or shipped due to health and safety reasons; (iv) methods of redress in response to above complaints with reference to the Board s corporate goals and objectives. 24.3. to assess, review, monitor and make recommendations to the Board on: (i) the development of employee training programs for subjects such as updated food safety and quality assurance procedures and media training; (ii) the Company s products traceability capabilities; (iii) the Company s food safety internal control standards covering the food safety issues related to research and development, procurement, production, storage, transportation and sales and distribution activities, relative to comparable utilities or other benchmarked companies, including on a regional and global basis to ensure delivery of safe and high quality products and eliminate recalls; (iv) changes in the laws and regulations related to food safety, in order to improve the Group s adaptability to changes in the legal environment; 5

(v) the Company s capacity and capability to handle emergency situations in relation to food safety incidents, to ensure that the Company can minimize the scope and impact of damage caused and reduce the loss incurred. 24.4. to create a place for the Committee and quality assurance professionals of the Company to network and discuss best food quality and safety practices in the Company. 24.5. to do any such things to enable the Committee to discharge its powers and functions conferred on it by the Board. 24.6. to do any such things, as the Committee deem reasonable, to conform to any requirement, direction, and regulation that may from time to time be prescribed by the Board or contained in the constitution of the Company or imposed by any applicable law. REPORTING PROCEDURES 25. The Committee shall report to the Board on their decisions or recommendations, unless there are legal or regulatory restrictions on their ability to do so (such as a restriction on disclosure due to regulatory requirements). At the next meeting of the Board following a meeting/written resolution of the Committee, the company secretary shall submit to the Board copies of the minutes/written resolutions setting out the findings, recommendations and decisions of the Committee. 26. Full minutes of meetings of the Committee shall be kept by the secretary of the Committee. Draft and final versions of minutes of meetings of the Committee shall be sent to all members of the Committee for their comments and records respectively, in both cases within 7 days after the meeting. 27. The Committee shall make available the Chairman (or in his absence, at least one of its members) to attend the Company s annual general meeting to answer shareholders questions about issues. REVISION OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE 28. These terms of reference shall be updated and revised as and when necessary in light of changes in circumstances and changes in regulatory requirements. Any amendment to these terms of reference shall be by way of resolution of the Board of the Company and shall be in full compliance with any regulatory requirements. 6