UPDATE: Auckland company manager charged over 1080 threat

UPDATE: Auckland company manager charged over 1080 threat
(Adds court appearance) Oct. 13 (BusinessDesk) - A 60-year old Auckland businessman has been remanded in custody for two weeks after appearing in the Counties Manukau District Court on blackmail charges in connection with a threat to poison infant formula with 1080. Judge David McNaughton granted the Auckland company manager name suppression until April 16, 2016, along with the names of the companies he’s associated with. He consented to bail and no plea was entered. He will reappear in court on Oct. 28. The man was charged this mor...