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Cream recall sparks illness concerns

News that Fonterra has recalled some batches of fresh cream has people worried that illness they have suffered is due to consuming the contaminated product.

9000 bottles in Fonterra recall

Customers are being asked to return nearly 9000 bottles of fresh cream, after three positive tests for E.coli at Fonterra's Takanini plant.

Liam Dann: The world's watching you Fonterra

Herald business editor Liam Dann says the new Fonterra recall needs to be kept in perspective - but the world is watching the dairy giant much more closely now.

Fonterra recalls cream

Fonterra is caught up in another contamination scare, and is recalling fresh cream because of fears it could contain the E.coli bacterium.

Fonterra legal scrap risk to NZ

French food giant Danone's legal action against Fonterra will cause uncertainty for investors and is more bad press for the dairy co-operative and NZ, says a commentator.

World dairy prices fall in first auction of year

World dairy prices up overnight

UK butter eaters lose taste for Anchor

British shoppers have noticed that their favourite Anchor butter tastes different - with the explanation being it's no longer from New Zealand.

Product mix big call for Fonterra

Fonterra's top executives will have plenty to think about early next year when they devise the co-operative's next three-year business plan.

Fonterra must do better: chief

Fonterra has to lift its game in food safety and quality, and also sustainability, says chief executive Theo Spierings.

Chinese complete takeover of Synlait Farms

Shanghai Pengxin and the Synlait founders have crossed the 90 per cent compulsory acquisition threshold in their $85.7 million takeover bid for Synlait Farms.

Record exports push down Oct trade deficit

Aussies to follow Fonterra model

Australia's largest dairy cooperative Murray Goulburn (MG) looks set to follow Fonterra in adopting a specialised financial instrument to expand its capital base while retaining exclusive farmer ownership and control.

Two-child China a boon for baby milk

The loosening of China's one-child policy is expected to provide a boost for New Zealand infant formula exporters.

Botulism botch-up 'may cost jobs'

New Zealand and Australian employees of infant formula manufacturer Nutricia could be the latest victims of Fonterra's botulism botch-up.

World dairy prices up a notch overnight

A2 board fees hike slammed

Fonterra units falling

Units in the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund traded at their lowest point in just under a year after the dairy co-op said it had factored in a $157 million loss provision.