Heboh susu mengandung melamine

Heboh susu mengandung Melamine di Cina terus berlanjut. Sebagaimana diketahui, salah satu pemegang saham dari perusahaan susu lokal di Cina tersebut adalah Fonterra New Zealand. Fonterra merupakan suplier bahan baku susu terbesar, bahkan mungkin hampir semua susu di Indonesia sumbernya dari Fonterra New Zealand. Masalahnya apakah pencemaran tersebut berasal dari bahan baku susu, atau karena proses di pabrik lokal di Cina?

Ada statement dari Managing Director Fonterr Global Trade, tanggal 22 September 2008

Saya ketikkan saja tanpa meruba apa-apa:

To whom it may concern

ABSENCE OF MELAMINE IN DAIRY PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY FONTERRA IN NEW ZEALAND

Comprehensive testing undertaken by independent laboratory, AsureQuality, has confirmed the absence of melamine in Fonterra dairy products produced in New Zealand.

Fonterra is committed to ensuring an absence of melamine in our products. Our quality assurance processes and food safety standards are based on meeting international regulatory standars as well as specific customer requirements.

New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA), www.nzfsa.govt.nz/publications, has advised that melamine will be tested for regularly by NZFSA's National Chemical Contaminants Programme (NCCP). This testing will ensure continued confidence in Fonterra's supplay chain.

In addition, our global product suppliers are in the process of providing the necessary assurances to Fonterra confirming the absence of melamine in their products.

Please be assured that consumer safety has always been, and will continue to be, Fonterra's number one priority.

I will keep you up-to-date with Fonterra's testing programme as more information becomes available.

Yours sincerely

Kelvin Wickham

Managing Directors

Fonterra Global Trade