date:Apr 07, 2014
cause botulism.
The company faced a combined maximum penalty of NZ$500,000 for the charges. Hobbs said he noted Fonterra's guilty plea and co-operation with authorities.
Fonterra had already accepted responsibility for the allegations made in the charges, and we respect the sentencing decision made today, Managing Director People, Culture and Strategy, Maury Leyland, said in a statement.
French food group Danone is suing Fonterra over the botulism scare, which it said cost it 350 million euro