Overview
- The State Administration for Market Regulation said it found repeated food-safety problems at Sam's Club's physical stores and online shop and on June 15 held responsibility talks with Walmart China executives.
- Walmart China registered a board change on June 15 that replaced Muk Sook Yee with Liu Peng as legal representative and chairman, reflecting an immediate governance shift.
- Sam's Club confirmed that chief merchandise officer Zhang Qing submitted her resignation and will leave at the end of June while veteran Neil Maffey will serve as acting chief procurement officer during the transition.
- The company says it has formed a special整改 (rectification) team to carry out a full-channel, full-link self-inspection of food-safety and product controls and will regularly report remediation progress to regulators.
- The controversy follows repeated member complaints since 2025 about product selection and perceived quality decline; analysts say the probe and changes could pressure supplier rules, member trust, and Sam's China growth trajectory.