恒天然称：石家庄市已于8月2日收到三鹿关于奶粉被污染的报告，直到9月9日之前，一直没有通知上一级政府。市政府应在污染发生后两小时内汇报上一级政府。省政府用了一天时间通知中央政府，直到9月11日官方检查组到达石家庄。
部分原文：The government of Shijiazhuang city received news of the contamination from Sanlu on Aug. 2 and didn't formally notify the provincial government until Sept. 9, Yang said. Cities are required to notify provincial governments of food contamination within two hours of finding out, he said.
The provincial government then took a day to notify the central government, delaying the arrival of a national inspection team in Shijiazhuang until Sept. 11, Yang said.
``The Shijiazhuang government has a large responsibility,'' Yang said. ``The provincial government also has responsibility.''
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