#Analysts fret over Fonterra
Analysts mining Fonterra’s 2013 annual result tomorrow will have the botulism scare and profit volatility on their minds, but farmers enjoying their best milk production in years are unlikely to dwell on negatives.
#Fonterra plans second China hub
Fonterra will open a second farming hub in China with the facilities to farm 15,000 cows as the country’s demand for fresh milk grows.
Customers remain unfazed claims Fonterra
FONTERRA’S RECENT botulism scare has not dented customer confidence, says chairman John Wilson.
#Russia lifts Fonterra product ban
Russia has reportedly lifted its ban on Fonterra’s dairy products, now that it has been shown the botulism bacteria incident was a false alarm. However, Fonterra says it has not been officially notified that the ban has ended. Russian media has reported that the country’s consumer rights watchdog has posted a statement on its website […]
#Botulism-scare labs weren't accredited
The laboratories at the centre of the Fonterra contamination scare were not accredited to carry out tests for botulism, it has been revealed.
#Farmers waiting for Fonterra board report
The Fonterra Shareholders Council says while the company’s operational review is a start, farmers are waiting for the board level report into the false-alarm botulism incident.
Lapse led to testing delay – Fonterra
A cocktail of lapses and issues led to the fiasco around Fonterra’s false botulism alarm, a company review has found.
#French dairy industry looks to capitalise on NZ's woes
Chair of the Infant Formula Exporter Council Michael Barnett says foreign dairy companies are taking advantage of the botulism scare and are looking to snap up business that was once New Zealand’s.
#Fonterra Seeks to Bolster Confidence After Botulism Scare
New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, will appoint a food safety director and strengthen product recall systems after a contamination scare dented the company’s reputation in China.
#Fonterra: Import ban on products to be lifted 'within days'
The chief executive of Fonterra, Theo Spierings, has told the BBC of his relief that some of the company’s products, which were at the centre of a global contamination scare, did not contain botulism-causing bacteria.