144:'s Chinese subsidiary was also affected. Coca-Cola said 4,775 out of 4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb) of contaminated whey had been quarantined before being used. The remainder was used in a single batch of Minute Maid Pulpy Milk, which was recalled to reassure consumers even though it posed no health risk since the drink was heat treated to kill bacteria.
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Advisory Committee. Also, on 8 August, the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka issued an Interim Order compelling the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to prevent Fonterra Brands Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., from publishing any advertisements. No cases of consumers being sickened have been reported. A statement by New Zealand prime minister
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trade minister, Tim Groser, agreed with the decision calling it "absolutely appropriate". China imports US$ 1.9 billion of milk powder a year, 90 percent of which originates in New
Zealand. Economists said an extended ban could cause a shortage of infant formula and other dairy products in China.
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Health ministry of Sri Lanka issued an island-wide recall of all suspected milk stocks which were imported from New
Zealand including Anchor. The Health Services Director General of Sri Lanka announced contaminated milk products ban under Food Act Number 26 of 1980 using his powers in consultation
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news agency indicated that Russia, which was not part of the official recall, also halted the import and sale of
Fonterra products. Fonterra called the reports "unconfirmed". The company said that all affected batches of Nutricia are believed to have been secured before reaching consumers' hands.
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Australia, China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Vietnam were affected by the recall, but the specific companies affected were not identified by the Ministry of Primary Industries. A Chinese consumer watchdog group said four domestic manufacturers – Dumex Baby
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Zealand take immediate measures to prevent problem products harming the health of Chinese consumers." On 4 August, China temporarily blocked the import of all milk powder products from New Zealand. New Zealand's
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Spierings promised swift action to ensure that potentially dangerous products were not used by consumers. Since most of the consumer products affected are not manufactured by Fonterra, individual manufacturers are responsible for co-ordinating the recall efforts in their areas.
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Internationally, eight companies were affected – three food companies, two beverage companies, and three animal-feed producers. Danone Dumex
Malaysia said tests on its products did not indicate any contamination, but announced a precautionary recall of four batches of infant formula. One
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Zealand's excellent safety history, consumers are willing to pay a premium for its dairy products. Chinese manufacturers in particular are major buyers of
Fonterra products as many citizens have concerns about the safety of domestic dairy products in the wake of the
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concerning its risk-management programme and delayed notification of problems. Fonterra pleaded guilty to all charges and was fined NZ$ 300,000 in April 2014. A government investigation into the crisis and three other inquiries are continuing.
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20 billion (US$ 15.7 billion). The company was formed in 2001 following the merger of the country's two largest dairy cooperatives, and controls 95% of New Zealand's dairy market.
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bacteria. A small number of the bacteria can cause severe poisoning leading to respiratory and muscular problems in adults. In infants, the toxin also affects the intestinal system.
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Food Company, two subsidiaries of beverage manufacturer Wahaha Group, and Shanghai Sugar, Tobacco and Alcohol – had potentially imported contaminated products. Fonterra said that
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