China Health Labs & Diagnostics Ltd. announces new food safety sales order and delivery on the $11.7 million food safety sale...

        






China Health Labs & Diagnostics Ltd. announces new food safety sales order and delivery on the $11.7 million food safety sales contract

TSX-V: CHO
OTCQX: CHLBF

www.chinahealthlabs.com

TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2013 /CNW/ - China Health Labs & Diagnostics Ltd. ("China Health" or the "Company") (CHO: TSXV; CHLBF: OTCQX), is pleased to announce that it has entered into and delivered on a new sales order of RMB 12.4 million ($2.0 million) for 39 food safety rapid test labs, which were installed in large restaurants and hotels in Beijing. The Company's Type B BK Food Safety Rapid Test System ("BK-iRT") was also delivered as part of this food safety rapid test labs installation. The delivery of the food safety rapid test labs and BK-iRT was completed in December 2012.

The Company also delivered in December 2012 on the sales order of RMB 74.0 million ($11.7 million) for food safety products and its BK-iRT, as previously announced by the Company on October 3, 2012. The BK-iRT product and other food safety products are to be used by Beijing's food safety detection units in monitoring the thousands of food preparation and distribution nodes in Beijing.

Subsequent to the Company's delivery on the RMB 74.0 million ($11.7 million) sales order of its food safety and BK-iRT products, a number of Chinese government officials and food safety and health institutions toured the Company's facilities to learn more about the food safety total solutions and products offered by the Company. They provided positive feedback and this resulted in the additional sales order of RMB 12.4 million ($2.0 million), which was delivered in December 2012.

The BK-iRT is a compact and mobile food safety testing solution and can conduct approximately 100 rapid and accurate types of tests, including testing for physicochemical residues, veterinary drug residues, biotoxins, heavy metal residues, prohibited additives, and food additives. The solution also includes an information management module equipped with a 3G telecommunication function to transmit and communicate data with a network of mobile and stationary labs, which allows data sharing, real-time monitoring and dynamic instructions. Other target markets for the BK-iRT include food distribution centres and facilities such as canteens for large organizations, hospitals and universities.

The Company has continued to expand its presence in the food safety industry and has delivered products and food safety labs that could represent revenues of over RMB 86.4 million ($13.7 million) for the fiscal year 2012, representing growth of approximately 52% for the Company's food safety business sector compared to the fiscal year 2011 during which the Company had revenues of $9.0 million. Further, the Company's gross margins in this sector has increased for fiscal year 2012 as the BK-iRT is a proprietary product developed and manufactured in the Company's Beijing facility, whereas sales in prior years consisted of third party products which generated lower gross margins. The Company is actively marketing to other large cities and municipalities in China in growing its food safety sector outside of Beijing based on the Company's past success in delivering to the Chinese government effective solutions to address food safety concerns and also in developing new products to meet future demands.

About China Health Labs & Diagnostics Ltd.

China Health, operating in China as the Biochem Group, is a leading diagnostic lab solution provider for the public healthcare industry in China. The Company develops and sells Biochem Group branded and third-party medical diagnostic products and services to diagnostic facilities in China. Customers include large urban hospitals, rural hospitals, Chinese defense and rescue operations, the Beijing government and third-party distributors.

The Company intends to continue its growth by focusing its efforts on expanding its sales network in three areas where it provides proprietary solutions, has limited competition and which are supported by Chinese government policies and budgets: BK Clinlab total lab solutions for rural hospitals and clinics, POCT solutions for military and emergency rescue services, and food safety solutions for large cities in China.  In 2011, China Health increased its revenues by 35% to $45.6 million, and increased its installed base of BK Clinlab total solution diagnostic labs ("BK Clinlabs") from 210 at the start of 2011 to 899 rural hospitals to date.  In addition, the Company grew revenues from its overall total lab solutions business by 99% from 2010, which increased gross margins to 44% in 2011 as compared to 39% in 2010.

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FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

This press release contains forward-looking statements and information that are based on the beliefs of management and reflect China Health's current expectations.  When used in this press release, the words "estimate", "project", "belief", "anticipate", "intend", "expect", "plan", "predict", "may" or "should" and the negative of these words or such variations thereon or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information.  The forward-looking statements and information in this press release includes information relating to the revenue growth for the Company's food safety business sector, the expansion of the Company's business through its sales network in areas where it has proprietary products, limited competition and strong government support.  The forward-looking information is based on certain assumptions, which could change materially in the future, including the assumption that the Company will be able to expand its sales network and business.  Such statements and information reflect the current view of China Health with respect to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in those forward-looking statements and information.  By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risk that the Company may not be able to generate the expected revenue growth, the Company may not be able to expand its business as expected through its sales network in any of the areas in which it has proprietary products, limited competition and strong government support.  China Health cautions that the foregoing list of material factors is not exhaustive.  When relying on China Health's forward-looking statements and information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events.  China Health has assumed a certain progression, which may not be realized.  It has also assumed that the material factors referred to above will not cause such forward-looking statements and information to differ materially from actual results or events.  However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject to change and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors.

THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE REPRESENTS THE EXPECTATIONS OF CHINA HEALTH AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PRESS RELEASE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER SUCH DATE.  READERS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE IMPORTANCE ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THIS INFORMATION AS OF ANY OTHER DATE.  WHILE CHINA HEALTH MAY ELECT TO, IT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME EXCEPT AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.

SOURCE CHINA HEALTH LABS & DIAGNOSTICS

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