Fonterra has named drinks and other products made by Coca Cola, Vitaco and Chinese drinks maker Wahaha that are safe to consume, despite being made from whey product containing a toxic bacteria.
It has been almost two days since the dairy exporter revealed some of its whey contained the bacteria that can cause potentially fatal botulism.
China has suspended all imports of New Zealand milk powders and ordered the products to be pulled from shelves.
Several products have been recalled in New Zealand, including two of Nutricia's Karicare formulas.
"Nutricia's quality and food safety management system includes rigorous testing procedures of our finished products," a statement said.
"None of the products tested and sold in New Zealand indicate any contaminations. However, given the new information supplied by Fonterra, we have taken the decision to make a precautionary recall on specific products."
Nutricia says consumers with the specified batch numbers should not feed their babies with the products. If infants show any signs of illness they should be seen by a doctor as a "precautionary measure".
However, the Ministry for Primary Industries says it cannot rule out any batches of the Karicare Infant Formula Stage 1 (0-6 months) and the Karicare Gold+ Follow On Formula Stage 2 (6-12 months) as being safe. It recommends children are not fed these products until further notice.
Products recalled in NZ:
Karicare Infant Formula Stage 1 (0-6 months) with batch numbers 3169 and 3170
Karicare Gold+ Follow On Formula Stage 2 (6-12 months) with batch number D3183
Small amounts of NZAgbiz calf milk replacer - not made for human consumption - sold in the North Island
Products deemed safe:
UHT, yoghurt and soft drinks produced by Wahaha, Coca-Cola and Vitaco.
3 News/NZN作者: ToMie 时间: 2013-8-5 15:10:12
