UPDATE Fonterra to ‘vigorously defend’ Danone claim, units fall

UPDATE Fonterra to ‘vigorously defend’ Danone claim, units fall
By Paul McBeth Jan. 9 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, will “vigorously defend” a claim by French food processor Danone over last year’s recall of whey protein concentrate. The Auckland-based company is working through Danone’s claim after negotiations for a commercial settlement failed. The French company will file papers in the High Court in Auckland today and has already served the arbitration papers to be heard in Singapore. Fonterra “continues to be confident in its position and will vig...