Shanghai’s environmental watchdog ordered two factories…to halt production pending an investigation into the source of lead poisoning among children in a nearby village. The Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau said…it was studying lead emissions from the two factories, one of which is…U.S.-based Johnson Controls…Johnson Controls said it was taking residents’ concerns about lead exposure very seriously and cooperating with the authorities, but that it had no reason to believe its battery factory was causing contamination…[T]he other company, Shanghai Xinmingyuan Automobile Accessory Co., confirmed it had stopped its lead-related production, which the environment bureau said was unauthorized. “We did not know that we cannot produce products with lead without a license,” said Li Zhiliang, a manager at the factory…Li said his plant did not produce any lead emissions. “Actually our products have won awards for environmental protection,” Li said. [also refers to Shanghai Volkswagen (joint venture Volkswagen Group & Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation)]