The Wall Street Journal has blown the lid on how long Fonterrra has known that New Zealand milk has been tainted with the melamine-related chemical “Dicyandiamide, or DCD–a substance that in high doses is toxic to humans–in milk powder“. A three year long trial of the novel product only finished in New Zealand early last year. It’s not looking good…
A report in today’s New Zealand Herald newspaper seems to undermine Don Nicolson’s (NZ Federated Farmers President) assertion that Greenpeace’s blockade of the ship carrying a cargo of Palm Kernel Extract destined for New Zealand animal feed was because Greenpeace is “anti-farming“ “….Protests continued outside Ports of Tauranga gates, with some New Zealand farmers weighing…
Greenpeace NZ is today blockading a ship in the port of Tauranga that is attempting to dock a cargo of Palm kernel animal feed, allegedly bound for Fonterra’s rural merchandising company RD1. RD1 have been quick to state say the shipment wasn’t theirs. (Another Tui moment?) perhaps someone can explain to us how many other…
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