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Russia imposes ban on New Zealand dairy products
05.08.2013 13:51 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Russia has become the second country, after China, to block imports of milk powder and other dairy products made by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, Voice of Russia reports.
The decision was made following the giant’s last Saturdays announcement that up to 1,000 tons of its products, including infant formula and sports drinks, sold in seven countries could be tainted with bacteria causing botulism.
In Russia the ban on Fonterra’s products became effective on August 3, when Russia’s Chief Sanitary Inspector Gennadiy Onishchenko informed the press that a corresponding order had been issued to authorize withdrawal and ban of realization of the company’s products in the Russian market.
However, the official added they had not yet received any notices about what types of products had been infected.
Onishchenko said now that Fonterra’s products were still in the market, Russian consumers, and parents of children in particular, should be very cautious about dairy products they were buying.
Russia was the second country to impose the ban. Earlier China had blocked the entry of the giant’s products to the country after major companies importing Fonterra products had been instructed to «immediately stop selling and to recall all food products» made with questionable material.
Dairy production is a major part of New Zealand economy, with China to be its biggest export market. New Zealands government has already informed 60 officials were assigned to work on the botulism scare.
In Russia Fonterra is the second largest exporter of milk powder. The company holds up to 20 percent of the product’s market share.
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