According to an announcement released recently by Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Limited, it received a notice from relevant tax authority over unpaid taxes and overdue fines due to its disqualification of "High Technology Expertise".

Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences factory area (Photo: VCG)

According to media report, the qualification of “High Technology Expertise” for Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Limited and relevant tax benefits have been taken from the year 2017. The tax department will collect the unpaid taxes and overdue fines according to the law.

The company, China's second-largest rabies vaccine maker, is suspected of violating China's drug production quality management protocols by making substandard rabies vaccines for human use. Fifteen people involved in the illegal vaccine production case involving Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Limited were detained in July.