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UPDATE Fonterra chief heads to China amid botulism scare

UPDATE Fonterra chief heads to China amid botulism scare

By Pattrick Smellie Aug 3 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings is heading from Europe to China this weekend for meetings with manufacturers who have used contaminated whey powder supplied by the New Zealand dairy giant for use in infant formula and other pro...

02 Aug 2013
Fonterra finds bug linked to botulism in infant formula ingredient

Fonterra finds bug linked to botulism in infant formula ingredient

Aug 3 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand dairy products giant Fonterra faces another food purity scare after advising eight customers it has found a strain of chlostridium, linked to the deadly disease botulism, in three batches whey protein concentrate used in products including infan...

02 Aug 2013
First NZ raises target price on Methven on earnings growth from Chinese acquisition

First NZ raises target price on Methven on earnings growth from Chinese acquisition

By Tina Morrison Aug 2 (BusinessDesk) – First NZ Capital raised its target price on Methven after the tapware maker agreed to buy its Chinese manufacturer Invention Sanitary. First NZ, which has an ‘outperform’ recommendation on the stock, raised its 12-month target price to $...

02 Aug 2013