Fonterra, world's leading dairy exporter admits four food-safety violations

Friday, March 14th 2014 - 10:07 UTC

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New Zealand's Fonterra has admitted four food-safety violations following a botulism scare last year that led to recalls of milk products in China. Government officials had filed charges against the dairy company, accusing it of processing and exporting dairy products which did not meet standards. Read full article

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Klingon
They sent out a memo for the farmers to stop pissing in the milk vats.
Fonterra is right up there with Monsanto.
Many farms in NZ have gone from family run operations to giant corporations.
Now the roads are full of giant milk trucks driving 100's of kilometers to Fronterras milk processing plants causing congestion and destroying the roads.
Mar 14th, 2014 - 11:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Chicureo
You know, it's really sad. I always thought that NZ products would be safe and of the highest standards. In Chile you can find whipped cream in cans that I purchased thinking I was getting the very best quality.
Mar 14th, 2014 - 01:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Klingon
Kiwi's ego's get ahead of them sometimes. They like to think they are the best and smartest at everything.
Mar 14th, 2014 - 05:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Tik Tok
The process of divulging what they thought their problem was, was very bad. It's not particularly hard to market milk powder but because Fonterra dominates the industry and it's New Zealand's main export, the corporates tend to think they are something special. A good reality check for those clowns. It did however turn out to be a false positive.... food quality from New Zealand remains at a very high standard and has to be when a country stakes their reputation on it.
It's worth noting Klingon that economies of scale is often a sad reality of competing globally, it is also worth noting that New Zealand predicts 4.5% GDP growth this year and there aren't too many developed countries in the world projecting that. A large part of that is because of China demand for milk products which has only, up to now, continued to increase.
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