Fifteen Chinese firms were named and shamed by a domestic association for lacking sense of social responsibility, and Sanlu Group, which was at the center of the adding-melamine-to-milk scandal, was on the top of the list.

These firms were named Saturday either for providing substandard products and services or for polluting the environment at a forum discussing the social responsibility of Chinese firms held here Saturday.

The firms are not new to the public, as their misbehavior had already been widely reported in the press.

Last September, about 22 dairy firms, led by Sanlu, were found to have sold dairy products containing melamine, leaving at least six infants dead and over 300,000 others suffering kidney problems and other symptoms.

The forum was organized China Enterprise CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Research Center, established in March by parties led by China Enterprise News.

China Enterprise News is a newspaper sponsored by the China Enterprise Confederation and China Enterprise Directors Association, both industry associations.

(Xinhua News Agency September 21, 2009)