New Zealand confirms that three batches of products will be independently investigated by Fonterra

Fonterra said in a statement yesterday that the New Zealand government confirmed that the dairy product quality problem was limited to the use of three batches of concentrated whey protein or related products affected by it Last night, Fonterra issued a statement saying that Fonterra's board of directors will conduct a formal independent investigation Yesterday, the New Zealand government confirmed that the quality problem of dairy products was limited to the use of three batches of concentrated whey protein or related products affected by it, while no other dairy products in New Zealand were affected In response, sinor spitgens, chief executive officer of Fonterra group, said: "when we first reported quality problems to customers and the New Zealand Department of primary industry, we proposed that the products involved were limited to three batches of concentrated whey protein The New Zealand government confirmed this and reiterated that all other New Zealand dairy products, including whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, butter, cheese, etc., are safe We appreciate the statement and confirmation of the government " Fonterra said the products involved were limited to 38 tons of concentrated whey protein produced by Fonterra at a plant in New Zealand The products were then used to produce infant formula, fruit juice, milk based acid drinks and animal feed Fonterra will conduct an independent investigation into the production of contaminated whey protein concentrate and the behavior of the company after the pollution incident, John Wilson, chairman of Fonterra group, announced yesterday Wilson, on behalf of Fonterra's board of directors, apologized to all the parents and babies affected by the incident Wilson said the next step will be to shift the focus from incident handling to investigating the context of the incident "In addition to the operational investigation already announced by our CEO, the board of directors will conduct a full and formal independent investigation for this purpose." Wilson said the investigation will be led by independent directors on Fonterra's board of directors, and will adopt the recommendations of independent experts The scope and content of the investigation will be finalized in the next few days, and the investigation time will cover the period from the production of contaminated products in May 2012 to the recovery of production and operation "We expect this survey to cover all aspects of the business," Wilson said We would like to know how and why this incident happened We will not shy away from the results of the investigation " In addition, Domex said yesterday that the recall of Domex related products has been completed in the Beijing market, and it is expected to complete the recall work in all major markets in the country next week.