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Fonterra has developed a white butter to meet demand in the Middle East and North Africa.

Fonterra develops white butter for Middle East

By Jim Cornall

Fonterra’s Research and Development Centre alongside its global ingredients business, NZMP, has developed a new white butter product for manufacturers in the Middle East market.

Fonterra announced increased profits and an increase in its dividend for farmers

Fonterra profits more than double

By Jim Cornall

New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra has announced its first half results for the six months ending January 31, 2016.

Fonterra is dropping its milk price again by 6%

Fonterra drops milk price again

By Jim Cornall

Fonterra has reduced its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2015/16 season by 6% from $2.80 (NZ$4.15) per kgMS to $2.63 (NZ$3.90) per kgMS.

Three new Fonterra plants were officially opened at Edendale last month, however, the future for the Kaikoura plant looks bleak

Fonterra looks at plant closure

By Jim Cornall

Fonterra is in discussions to close its Kaikoura cheese-making site in New Zealand, with 22 full-time jobs at risk.

Fonterra fined NZ$300k for WPC food safety failings

Fonterra fined NZ$300k for WPC food safety failings

By Mark ASTLEY

Fonterra has been fined NZ$300,000 (US$256k, €187k) by a New Zealand court after admitting four food safety violations relating to last year's whey protein concentrate (WPC) recall.

Danone to sue Fonterra over WPC botulism recalls

Danone to sue Fonterra over WPC botulism recalls

By Mark ASTLEY

Danone has terminated its existing supply contract with Fonterra and plans to sue the dairy exporter over the whey protein concentrate (WPC) Clostridium botulinum contamination scare that led to product recalls across Asia, Australasia and the Middle...

In response to the Fonterra botulism alert, Danone-owned Nutricia ANZ recalled around 67,000 units of its Karicare infant nutrition products. While its Dumex business pulled products from shelves in seven countries.

Danone seeking €200m damages from Fonterra over WPC recalls

By Mark ASTLEY

Danone has confirmed that it is seeking around €200m ($270m) in compensation from Fonterra to cover the costs associated with the infant formula product recalls it ordered in response to the New Zealand-based dairy exporter's recent whey protein...

Botulism scare was a false alarm, reveals NZ ministry

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Botulism scare was a false alarm, reveals NZ ministry

By RJ Whitehead

New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries have confirmed the scare surrounding contaminated whey protein concentrate supplied by dairy giant Fonterra was a false alarm. 

False alarm is good news, but false positive must be investigated

False alarm is good news, but false positive must be investigated

By RJ Whitehead

The news that there was no botulism risk from Fonterra’s batches of whey will come as a huge relief to the company and consumers around world, according to New Zealand Food & Grocery Council chief executive and FoodNavigator-Asia commentator Katherine...