New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has found that Fonterra’s whey protein concentrate ingredient and the products made using it, including infant formula, were free from Clostridium botulinum. MPI has carried ...
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China blocked 42 tons of Fonterra's whole milk powder from entering the country in May after checks at the border found excess levels of nitrites and it was sent back to New Zealand, the scandal-hit dairy giant confirmed Thursday. ...
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Abbott Vietnam has expanded the recall of its Similac GainPlus Eye-Q products to include another 4,387 cans of infant formula over concerns of whey concentrate contamination with Clostridium botulinum. The products implicated in the ...
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Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have announced ban on the import and sale of New Zealand-based Fonterra's products following a contamination scare. Earlier this month, Fonterra announced that the batches of whey protein, which is used for ...
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The New Zealand government will conduct a top level inquiry into how Fonterra’s whey product, which was potentially contaminated with botulism causing bacteria, was distributed globally. Prime Minister John Key said that Fonterra's ...
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China has halted all milk powder imports from New Zealand after a bacteria that could cause botulism was discovered in products from the country's biggest milk exporter Fonterra, South China Morning Post reported. China is the largest ...
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China, Vietnam and Russia have imposed an import ban on milk powder and whey protein from the New Zealand-based Fonterra after the dairy co-operative warned that a batch of whey powder produced in 2012 may be contaminated with bacteria that ...
American chain of discount stores Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) is voluntarily recalling Mediterranean Olives as they may not have been handled properly to prevent the production of a toxin that causes botulism. The product is labeled "Keep ...
Osmat Imports, a Canadian establishment, is recalling Stuffed Eggplants product as it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product subject to the recall is 4.4lbs ...
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Central-Epicure Food Products, a Canadian establishment, is voluntarily recalling Gefilte Fish as it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The products associated with the ...
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St. Thomas Fish Market, a Canadian establishment, is voluntarily recalling Bar Clams over concerns that they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product associated ...
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Health Canada has requested all manufacturers of botulinum toxin products to revise their product labels in a bid to help prevent medication errors with their use. According to Health Canada, the new labeling should reflect in such a way ...
New Jersey-based S&M International is recalling Yang Sheng cooked salted duck eggs as they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that causes botulism. The product was distributed between August and October 2012 to ...
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US-based True Taste is recalling seafood products as they may have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum,a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. The products being recalled are vacuum packaged ...
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Euphoria Fancy Foods, a firm based in New York, US, is recalling dried bream fish imported from Russia as the fish was processed in a way that puts consumers at risk of botulism. Botulism is an illness caused by Clostridium botulinum ...
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