New Zealand Department of Primary Industries announced the 3rd New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra Group, some products may contain botulinum toxin. Potentially contaminated products are used in infant formulas and sports drinks production.
Department of Primary Industries is responsible for food safety, Acting Director Scott Gallacher said in a statement, Fonterra at 2 pm to the Department of Primary Industries informed about this incident, Department of Primary Industries has been briefing the government in major overseas markets regulatory authorities, and to intensify the investigation and verification.
Gallaher said Department of Primary Industries will first investigate whether the inflow of contaminated products the New Zealand market. Department of Primary Industries will work with Fonterra and related customers to confirm whether products will be at risk. If the products on the market were found to contain contaminated proteins, it will be recalled.
Fonterra the 3rd held a press conference to announce more details. New Zealand dairy company Fonterra executive director Gary Romano said there are three batches of whey protein concentrate quality problems, these products are in New Zealand last May a local factory and suspected of being contaminated products totaled 38 tons . Pollution is the company in the North Island Waikato region ho Tapu plant a contaminated pipes.
Fonterra said the test results show that these whey protein concentrate may contain Clostridium botulinum strains, may cause food poisoning are. According to reports, this whey protein concentrate is widely used in infant formula, children growing up milk and sports drinks. But in general, such as dairy milk, cheese, yogurt and after UHT milk products are not affected. Currently, the products in question have not yet received the report caused health problems.
2, 2009, Fonterra has to submit to eight customers informed. Currently, these customers have urgent investigation to see whether the product is affected. If necessary, recall products. A spokesman for the group said that at present can not reveal this eight companies and associated product names, we can not disclose which countries these products are sold.
Fonterra CEO Theo complete history of the world Wiggins is scheduled for the 3rd from Europe to China, to the relevant agencies and clients informed the latest situation. Spillane Higgins said that the Group will make every effort to assist these eight customers check to make sure the infected products withdrawn from the market, while allowing the public informed, if you have to sell the returns.
In January, the New Zealand Department of Primary Industries announced that Fonterra's milk production has been detected to contain trace double cyanide ammonia.
Botox is a growth at room temperature, low acid and anoxic environments Gram-positive bacteria. Botox in incorrect processing, packaging, storage, canned or vacuum packed food in food can grow. Botulism food poisoning in clinical practice with nausea, vomiting and central nervous system symptoms such as ocular, pharyngeal muscle paralysis as the main performance, poisoning such as the rescue is not timely, high mortality.
Source：Zoeflaherty