Fonterra denies its milk powder contains dicyandiamide

On August 10, the New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra announced that it has recalled two batches of powdered milk suspected of being contaminated by dicyandiamide in agriculture. On the 8th, Fonterra Sri Lanka announced the recall of two batches of 39 tons of milk powder. This is another crisis that Fonterra products have encountered since they detected botox and recalled the problematic products globally.

According to reports, in May this year, the Sri Lankan government had warned that Fonterra products may contain residual dicyandiamide. In early July, the Ministry of Health sent samples of Fonterra products to Thailand for testing and announced at the end of July that no dicyandiamide residue was found. However, the Industrial Technology Research Institute, which was subsequently affiliated with the Ministry of Science and Technology of Sri Lanka, again tested Fonterra products and found that 6 samples contained dicyandiamide. It is reported that dicyandiamide is harmful to the human body if inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin, but the risk of acute poisoning is minimal.

To this end, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health last week informed Fonterra that it was required to recall the relevant batch of milk powder. At the same time, the Ministry of Health requires that all imported dairy products must have certification issued by an authoritative agency that does not contain dicyandiamide. Fonterra has denied that its products contain dicyandiamide and questioned the qualifications of the Industrial Technology Research Institute and requested an authoritative organization to conduct a retest. At the same time, Fonterra expressed its willingness to cooperate with the Ministry of Health in the recall of milk powder.