- Fonterra said on Saturday it had found bacteria which can cause botulism in some of its dairy products, affecting eight of its wholesale customers.
- Dairy makes up about a quarter of New Zealand’s export earnings.
- Fonterra said only products using the WPC80 protein as an ingredient are affected, and that doesn’t include any products sold on its GlobalDairyTrade platform or any Fonterra-branded consumer products.
- Yesterday, it said products made by Coca-Cola, Vitaco and Chinese drinks maker Wahaha are safe to consume because of the way they are manufactured.
- Its animal feed subsidiary NZAgBiz recalled a small amount of calf milk replacer sold in the North Island.
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