Infant formula containing the tainted ingredient has been taken off shelves in New Zealand
New Zealand's government has stepped up efforts to contain the fall-out from a scare over contaminated products made by dairy giant Fonterra.
Officials have been sent to Fonterra facilities in New Zealand and Australia to ensure the flow of information.
Fonterra said on Saturday that batches of products, including infant formula, contained a raw ingredient tainted with a bacteria that can cause botulism.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has promised a 'forensic' investigation.
"The biggest and most important thing we can do is, as part of that full review, we are open and honest about what went wrong and demonstrate that there's change," Mr Key was quoted as saying by local media.
He criticised the company on Monday, saying he did not understand why this issue had not been flagged earlier.
Fonterra has issued a recall and countries, including China, have implemented import bans on the raw ingredient, whey protein concentrate.
Overnight a shipment of possibly contaminated whey concentrate was intercepted while on its way to Australia, New Zealand's trade minister said.
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