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Fonterra boss denies delay over contamination
Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings is denying there was any delay between the dairy giant finding out there was a food safety risk and informing government agencies and customers.
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Formal review into Fonterra contamination
8 Aug 2013Fonterra has announced a formal and independent review into the circumstances surrounding a global recall of infant formula made from its product. Audio
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Inquiries begin into contamination scare
7 Aug 2013Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says investigations have begun into what led to the dairy giant's contamination scare.
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Govt counts cost of Fonterra ban
6 Aug 2013Finance Minister Bill English says the goods caught up in the Fonterra ban in China are worth tens of millions of dollars. Audio
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Govt disputes milk powder test results
11 Aug 2013The Government says Sri Lankan tests which show high levels of DCD contamination in some batches of Fonterra milk powder are wrong. Sri Lanka has ordered the dairy co-operative to recall two batches…
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Key to visit China over botulism scare
10 Aug 2013The Prime Minister will travel to China once inquiries into the Fonterra food safety scare have been completed. He says it is clear the matter has harmed New Zealand's reputation.
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China wants rapid results from Fonterra inquiries
10 Aug 2013The Chinese Embassy in Wellington says not enough has yet been done about the Fonterra food safety scare to reassure consumers in its country.
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Students who drank whey 'not at risk'
9 Aug 2013High school students who unknowingly drank smoothies containing potentially contaminated whey protein have been reassured they are not at risk of developing botulism. Audio
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Singapore expands whey protein recall
9 Aug 2013Singapore has expanded its recall of infant formula products because they may have come into contact with traces of New Zealand company Fonterra's contaminated whey protein.
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Baby tests negative for botulism
8 Aug 2013The father of an ill Southland baby who tested negative for botulism after being fed infant formula subject to a recall says not enough was done to notify parents of problems with the products. Audio
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Nutricia works to get baby formula back on shelves
8 Aug 2013Babyfood manufacturer Nutricia says it hopes to have brands of Karicare infant formula implicated in Fonterra's contamination scare back on shop shelves soon.
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Fonterra to take 'extreme care' over trade with Taiwan
8 Aug 2013A Fonterra senior trade consultant has told MPs extreme care will be taken over its trade with Taiwan in the light of the blocking of some dairy products by China.
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Global dairy prices down slightly
7 Aug 2013Global dairy prices dropped slightly in Fonterra's latest auction - its first since the contamination scandal was revealed. However, volumes traded jumped nearly 60% to 60,587 tonnes. Audio
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Fonterra to review delay in contamination announcement
7 Aug 2013Fonterra is to review why it took more than two days to make information about its contamination scare public.
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Fonterra woes not expected to leak to other dairy products
The Dairy Companies Association does not expect any serious trade disruption for dairy products not connected to the Fonterra contamination issue.
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Sri Lanka suspends NZ milk powder imports
7 Aug 2013Sri Lanka has now suspended milk powder imports from New Zealand and recalled products from the market.
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Fonterra won't say why public not told earlier
7 Aug 2013Fonterra has repeatedly dodged questions about why it delayed telling the New Zealand Government and the public about its contamination scare. Audio
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China criticism of 100% Pure brand rejected
6 Aug 2013The Government is rejecting criticism from China's state news agency that New Zealand's clean, green brand has been undermined by a contamination scare. Audio
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Campaign launched over infant formula recall
6 Aug 2013An information campaign is underway to inform parents about the voluntary recall of two lines of infant formula that may be contaminated.
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Minister says Fonterra will have to answer questions
6 Aug 2013Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says farmers have been contacting him with their concerns about the way Fonterra has handled the botulism scare.
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Microbiologist questions Fonterra's cleaning
6 Aug 2013A microbiologist says the Fonterra contamination scare raises questions about cleaning procedures at milk-processing plants.
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Fonterra boss apologises to Chinese customers
5 Aug 2013Fonterra's chief executive Theo Spierings has apologised to Chinese customers over the dairy contamination scare which has shaken the money markets and wiped millions off the company's value on the…
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Govt moves to sort out contamination scare
6 Aug 2013Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says there is no guarantee that it was dirty pipes that caused the contamination in Fonterra dairy products.
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'No cases' of illness linked to formula
6 Aug 2013The Ministry for Primary Industries says it is still not aware of any incidence of illness connected to contaminated infant formula.
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$1b wiped off Fonterra's value
5 Aug 2013Fonterra's food contamination scare has shaken the money markets and wiped as much as $1 billion off the company's value on the stock market.
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Fonterra knows it has to explain delay
5 Aug 2013Fonterra says it knows it has to answer why it delayed releasing information about a contamination scare to the Government. Audio
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Nutricia says product recall is voluntary
5 Aug 2013The maker of Karicare products recalled in New Zealand due to Fonterra's contamination scare says that recall is voluntary and it has no reason to believe its products are unsafe.
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Dismay at milk powder ban: exporters
5 Aug 2013Members of the Infant Formula Exporters Association are dismayed to be caught up in the bans on baby formula even though none of its 20 members use the protein concentrate at the heart of a…
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