Health Ministry to Probe Suspect Baby Formula
The Ministry of Health will investigate a baby milk formula sold in Cambodia that has been recalled over a risk it contains bacteria that causes botulism, an official said Tuesday. New Zealand dairy company Fonterra has advised eight companies that bought a whey protein concentrate produced at a single site in May 2012 that they should recall any products containing the ingredient. The announcement has led China and Russia to ban the import of certain products and Vietnam has recalled its products. One of the companies is Paris-based Danone, which makes infant formula under the Dumex brand, distributed by DKSH Cambodia Ltd. “Fonterra on Saturday informed DKSH Cambodia Ltd., Dumex Office that one of their ingredients had a potential quality issue,” the company announced on its website Sunday, adding that it had not been made aware until that day that there was a possibility of contamination. … A statement from Fonterra said Tuesday that the customers supplied with potentially contaminated whey protein concentrate included Danone, Australian animal feed company Maxum, Chinese food and drink firm Wahaha, Coca Cola in China and New Zealand companies Vitac and NZAgBiz, as well as two other companies it was “not in a position to identify.” …
