date:Aug 14, 2013
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have announced ban on the import and sale of New Zealand-based Fonterra's products following a contamination scare.
Earlier this month, Fonterra announced that the batches of whey protein, which is used for the manufacture of infant formula, beverages and animal feed, contained bacteria that poses risk of botulism.
Botulism, a dangerous form of food poisoning, is caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which attacks the nervous system and can affect people