[At] Huizhou Super Golden Peak [part of Gold Peak Industries]...[a] cadmium poisoning incident in May and June last year had tremendous impact locally...another factory, Xianjin Battery Factory, also owned by [Gold Peak], found more than 300 workers with blood cadmium levels exceeding the standard...On July 5, 2004, the GP group issued a clarification statement in which it claimed that this incident was not caused by industrial cadmium poisoning, and emphasized that the factory met the international requirements in terms of security, health, environment and other areas...