Our first product, Shining Essence, was approved by the Chinese Ministry of Health for production and to market as a health product in August 2000. We launched Shining Essence in Shanghai in April 2001, and it is currently our best-selling product, representing approximately 68% of our total sales for the year ended March 31, 2006 and 61% for the year ended March 31, 2007. The Health Food Association of China named Shining Essence as the best selling liver health product in 2001.
From October to December 2001, we obtained three patents for our production process, packaging design and packing equipment design. We applied those technologies in manufacturing process of all products under the "Shining" brand. In June 2004, we submitted an application for registration of a patent regarding the production of one of our products to the Intellectual Property Bureau of China. We have obtained approval for this patent, but have not yet been issued a formal certificate by the authorities.
In February 2002, we obtained the certifications below from TÜV Rheinland/Berlin-Brandenburg Group of Companies. Management believes that our Shanghai production plant was the first and the only production plant in China for probiotics that obtained all four certifications.
