Ms Tap said safety was their first concern was safety and the company was not yet looking at how much the Fonterra scandal had cost the business. "This commitment from Fonterra with enable both MPI and Nutricia to take the appropriate action and give you the information and confidence you deserve from mums and families in New Zealand and everywhere." Nutricia is meeting with MPI in Wellington as we speak. As a mum, I understand the anxiety and worry that not having this clarity causes. "I also welcome the Government's call for more open information. "We are working closely with Fonterra to ensure we have all the latest information on this contamination issue," said managing director of Nutricia Australia New Zealand, Corine Tap, at a press conference this morning. Our prime focus is to give mums everywhere the reassurance they deserve. "I know that all parents in New Zealand share our concern with this contamination issue. Nutricia says it has not received any new information from the dairy giant that could indicate the contamination has stretched further than the three batches they recalled yesterday.
Meanwhile, the manufacturer of Karicare is meeting with the Ministry for Primary Industries today to understand why it has expanded its advice to avoid all of their Stage 1 and Stage 2 formula products. Manufacturer tries to understand expanded advice One of the main forms of botulism is infant botulism - where the gastrointestinal tracts of babies become colonised with the bacteria and is why parents are advise not to give children under one honey. Professor Brooks said possible explanations for the delay would include third party testing of the whey protein concentrate the contaminations levels may be very low resulting in a requirement to test large amounts of product before the contaminants are found. "The whey was made in May 2012 and it is unclear why the contamination has taken so long to come to light and why the company has been so slow to inform the government and the public.'' Late last night, the Ministry for Primary Industries recommended that parents and caregivers avoid feeding two products from the Karicare range to their infants until freedom from contamination could be confirmed.Īuckland University of Technology professor of food microbiology John Brooks said that Fonterra had known about the contamination since March this year, but had taken until July 31 to receive tests confirming the presence of the bacteria.
Meanwhile, a microbiologist has questioned why it's taken Fonterra so long to let Government and the public know about the contamination of its whey protein concentrate.
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