date:Aug 23, 2013
China and the product tested at somewhere between 2.4 ppm and 2.8 ppm, Palliser told Radio New Zealand.
He added that China had a much lower threshold for nitrite levels than New Zealand, where levels of up to 5 ppm are considered safe for domestic consumption. The levels were not a food safety issue whatsoever, Palliser said.
The levels were below the New Zealand standards. This product could have been sold safely in New Zealand.
Fonterra said it had been in full control of the affected prod