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	Food Standards Australia New Zealand
		Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is an independent statutory agency established by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
		FSANZ develops food standards, and joint codes of practice with industry, covering the content and labelling of food sold in Australia and New Zealand.
		Using our skills, knowledge, and scientific capabilities, we develop food standards for composition, labelling and contaminants, including microbiological limits, that apply to all foods produced or imported for sale in Australia and New Zealand.
	www.foodstandards.gov.au (0 words)

	San Miguel has new dairy target - Business - www.smh.com.au
		A fierce takeover battle for National Foods between San Miguel and Fonterra could be nearing its end after Philippines brewer San Miguel said it was considering a bid for New Zealand Dairy Foods, which is valued at $NZ750 million ($703 million).
		NZDF is a consumer dairy business owned by New Zealand businessman and Burns Philp chairman Graeme Hart, who has been soliciting offers.
		NZDF is a cheaper buy than National Foods, which has a market capitalisation of $1.9 billion, and there are no rivals on the scene so far.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/San-Miguel-has-new-dairy-target/2005/03/17/1110913738530.html (546 words)

	NEW ZEALAND - DAIRY SECTOR
		New Zealand's dairy farmers have taken advantage of good natural growing conditions to develop a world-leading pasture-based dairy industry.
		New Zealand is roughly the same size as Japan or California but has only a fraction of their populations (4 million).
		Dairy farming is concentrated in the North Island of New Zealand but there has been significant growth in milk production from the South Island in recent years.
	www.globaldairyalliance.org /english/2/newzealand (296 words)

	Interesting Facts about New Zealand : New Zealand Facts
		Graduates from New Zealand's universities who tend to earn the highest salaries are those qualified in sciences, management and commerce and engineering.
		The highest rainfall in a year in New Zealand was a drenching 18.4 metres (60 feet) in 1997-1998 at Cropp River on the west of the South Island.
		New Zealand's students also reported more pressure to achieve good results is applied by their teachers than the OECD average.
	emigratenz.org /ReallyAndTruly.html (1056 words)

	NatFoods falls to San Miguel - Business - www.smh.com.au
		Dairy Farmers of New Zealand chairman Kevin Wooding said Fonterra shareholders were pleased with the decision to withdraw the bid.
		As for the New Zealand market, Wellington's The Dominion Post newspaper reported yesterday that Graeme Hart's New Zealand Dairy Foods, estimated to be worth at least $NZ700 million ($650 million), had also been sold to San Miguel.
		If San Miguel did succeed in acquiring both National Foods and NZ Dairy Foods, it would be forced by NZ competition rules to sell some assets, as it would own 80 per cent of the soft dairy market.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/NatFoods-falls-to-San-Miguel/2005/04/11/1113071912423.html?from=moreStories (642 words)

	Billion-dollar dairy asset swap - 09 Aug 2005 - Dairy industry news - NZ Herald
		Dairy giants Fonterra and NZ Dairy Foods have disclosed plans for a billion-dollar asset swap that will bring the Anchor brand in New Zealand back into the Fonterra family.
		Dairy Foods being put up for sale had been a major influence on the timing, he said.
		Frank Brenmuhl, chairman of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand, the dairy arm of Federated Farmers, said members were relatively unconcerned about the deal.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /index.cfm?ObjectID=10339804 (737 words)

	Greenpeace New Zealand News - NZ Dairy Foods go GE Free!!
		New Zealand Dairy Foods are one of the top four grocery producing companies in New Zealand and their Anchor and Fresh’N’Fruity brands are both among the top ten most popular brands.1
		“New Zealand Dairy Foods have now joined several other leading brands in recognising that the public do not want to be part of an experiment that could effect the environment and health of New Zealand,” said Ms Cotter.
		Anchor UK Ltd and New Zealand Dairy Foods have responded to this opposition and it’s time that the NZ Dairy Board does the same” said Ms Cotter.
	www.greenpeace.org.nz /truefood/newsdetail.asp?PRID=28 (0 words)

	Burns Philp to launch new food company - Breaking News - Business - Breaking News
		Food group Burns Philp & Co Ltd is set to acquire New Zealand Dairy Foods Pty Ltd from its largest shareholder, Graeme Hart, and float the Kiwi dairy business along with its baking and spreads divisions.
		Burns Philp on Thursday said it had reached a conditional agreement to acquire New Zealand Dairy Foods from Mr Hart's privately-owned company, Rank Group, which gained ownership of the assets in a recent buy-swap exchange with Kiwi dairy co-operative Fonterra.
		The new company will take its name from Goodman Fielder, the under-performing food group that Burns Philp acquired in 2003 for $1.9 billion, giving the former spice-maker its portfolio of consumer brands.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Business/Burns-Philp-to-launch-new-food-company/2005/09/29/1127804585424.html (0 words)

	Food Standards Australia New Zealand: Dairy Products ( February 2003 )
		However, some prescriptive food product standards have been maintained or improved where they are required for health and safety reasons or to minimise deceptive practices relating to food.
		Fermented milk products may contain other foods but must have a minimum of 30 g/kg of protein (measured as crude protein), a maximum pH of 4.5 and a minimum of 1,000,000 cfu/g (colony forming units) of microorganisms from the added culture.
		If animal other than dairy fat are added to ice cream, Standard 1.2.4 requires that the specific source of the animal fat be declared in the ingredient list.
	www.foodstandards.gov.au /newsroom/factsheets/industryfactsheetsfsc/dairyproductsfebruar1435.cfm (1111 words)

	Dietary supplements, Nutraceuticals, Functional foods, Health ingredients, Herbals
		Increased doses of vitamin E may produce positive results for heart health, says a new study from the US that questions the 'under-dosing' used in earlier clinical trials.
		A new meta-analysis on calcium and vitamin D supplementation in cutting osteoporotic fractures in people aged over 50 could quell concerns over 'conflicting outcomes' of previous studies.
		New DNA testing methods ensure that manufacturers can identify raw ingredients correctly, saving them both time and...
	www.nutraingredients.com (0 words)

	Free Article - WSJ.com
		New Zealand Dairy to Invest In Chinese Milk Group Sanlu
		Global dairy companies are betting that more Chinese will acquire a taste for milk.
		In the latest move by a foreigner seeking to profit from China's growing dairy industry, Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. of New Zealand is expected to sign an agreement tomorrow to pay $106.5 million for a 40% stake in milk producer Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group Co.
	online.wsj.com /article/SB113330193403709397.html (153 words)

	Commerce Commission Website - National Foods applies to Commerce Commission to acquire New Zealand Dairy Foods
		The Commerce Commission has received an application from National Foods Limited to acquire, through a wholly owned subsidiary, up to 100% of the issued shares of New Zealand Dairy Foods Limited (NZDF).
		The Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 requires Fonterra to unconditionally dispose of its shareholding in NZDF to a person who is not an ‘associated person’ of Fonterra, no later than 27 September 2002.
		It is one of Australia’s largest food companies with core activities in milk and fresh dairy foods.
	www.comcom.govt.nz /IndustryRegulation/DairyIndustryRestructureAct/nationalfoodsapplie.aspx (280 words)

	New Zealand Food, New Zealand Cuisine
		New Zealand cuisine and dining is generally enjoyed as relaxed and unaffected as possible, in keeping with the laidback Kiwi psyche.
		For dishes that have a distinctly New Zealand style, there's lamb, pork and cervena (venison), salmon, crayfish (lobster), Bluff oysters, paua (abalone), mussels, scallops, pipis and tuatua (both are types of New Zealand shellfish), kumara (sweet potato), kiwifruit, tamarillo and pavlova, the national dessert.
		New Zealanders are spoilt for their choice of fresh produce, choose a world class sauvignon blanc or chardonnay from one of the country's 376 wineries, and you have the perfect complement.
	www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/nz/cuisine-and-dining (735 words)

	agricultural economies of australia & new zealand - dairy
		The ‘average’ New Zealand dairy farm in 2004-05 was 115 hectares in size, and milked 315 cows to produce 1.15 million litres of milk containing 98 800 kilograms of milk solids.
		New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of butter, skim milk powder and casein, and the second largest exporter of cheese and whole milk powder (excluding intra-EU trade).
		The New Zealand dairy sector, like its overseas counterparts, is dominated by cooperatives, reflecting the perishable nature of milk, the sector’s relative homogeneity and economies of scale in processing, market and distribution.
	www.abareconomics.com /interactive/ausNZ_ag/htm/nz_dairy.htm (1011 words)

	U.S. Dairy at a New Crossroads in a Global Setting (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dairy farmers, processors, and manufacturers who prosper are those who continuously innovate by adopting new technology and adapting to changing consumer demands.
		Dairy markets everywhere are being shaped by consumer demands, the ability of dairy farmers to react to change, and dairy company strategies for maximizing profits.
		New Zealand’s dairy exports to the EU have remained nearly unchanged for 25 years, but the EU share of New Zealand’s dairy exports has dropped from 30 to 8 percent, due largely to increasing exports to developing countries in Asia.
	www.ers.usda.gov /AmberWaves/November05/Features/USDairy.htm (2420 words)

	Fonterra.com - Select Committee Submission (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dairy Foods will also be able to take advantage of other aspects of the regulatory package (eg the 20% rule) to enable it to compete with Global Dairy Company.
		Dairy Foods main trademarks are: Anchor, Fernleaf, (both licensed from NZCDC for use only in New Zealand) Chesdale (licensed from the Dairy Board), Primo, Fresh n Fruity, Swiss Maid, Metchinikoff, De Winkel, NZ Fresh, Country Goodness, Ornelle and Royal Tasman.
		Global Dairy Company must also ensure that in each season 33% of the supply contracts within a 160km radius of any point in New Zealand are between farmers and competitors of Global Dairy Company, or are Global Dairy Company contracts that expire or can be terminated at the end of the season.
	www.fonterra.com /content/unmanaged/merger_archive/select_committee/effect.jsp (1608 words)

	Around the World’s Dairy Cases - Cover Story - Dairy Foods
		In New Zealand, Fonterra introduced Primo, a lime-flavored milk with vitamins A and D that is described as sustained energy in a bottle.
		Maeil Dairy introduced Gut HD-1, a yogurt claimed to be beneficial for the liver, and formulated with hovenia dulcis extracts and enriched with calcium and vitamin B6, C and E. Seoul Milk introduced Hefas probiotic yogurt drinks formulated with hovenia dulcis extract, tomato extract and enriched with eight vitamins.
		Controls on the remaining enzymes, which are added to food to perform a technological function in the manufacture, processing, treatment or storage of such food, including enzymes used as processing aids, are not harmonized across the EU and are subject to different measures in each Member State.
	www.dairyfoods.com /CDA/Articles/Cover_Story/70d259e761eae010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0 (3754 words)

	New Zealand: What to Eat
		New Zealand's cuisine is Pacific Rim, influenced by European colonists, Asian and Polynesian traders and immigrants, and its indigenous people, the Maori.
		New Zealanders are also partial to farm-raised or "home-grown" venison (expensive unless bought patty-form in a venison burger), veal, duck and pheasant (some of the sporting lodge restaurants specialize in game), and wild pork.
		New Zealand's bountiful variety of shellfish ranges from toheroa, tuatua, pipi, paua, cockles, and oysters (several varieties), to lobsters, scallops (great in Marlborough, season Aug.-Feb.), and crayfish (also called spiny lobster or rock lobster).
	www.globalgourmet.com /destinations/newzealand/newzwhat.html (745 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dairy Foods, which owns the New Zealand rights to the Anchor butter brand and also produces Fernleaf dairy products and Fresh'n'Fruity yoghurt, said it was in talks with "certain parties" about a possible sale.
		NZ Dairy Foods was born out of the New Zealand dairy industry shake-up that also created Fonterra, and largely focuses on consumer dairy products for the domestic market, of which it has a share of around 40 percent.
		Food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is spinning off its flagship domestic beer and regional packaging businesses in preparation for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise funds for new ventures and boost growth, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=921 (1792 words)

	The NZ dairy industry - three years on from industry restructuring
		In addition to conversions of land from other land uses to dairying, a small number of Fonterra farmers on the margins of the South Island's West Coast have left Fonterra cashing in their shares1 (currently valued at $4.69 per share) and have started supplying Westland, for which the share price is only $1.50 per share.
		Dairy InSight is directly accountable to farmers, as it must consult levy payers on its annual plan and levy rate each year, and farmers must vote every six years on whether Dairy InSight can continue to collect a levy on milk.
		A high-performing dairy industry is critical to New Zealand and this requires continuous innovation in products and processes, adding substantial value to raw milk, and encouraging the growth of allied cluster industries.
	www.maf.govt.nz /mafnet/rural-nz/statistics-and-forecasts/sonzaf/2004/2004-sonzaf-06.htm (2893 words)

	Food Safety Daily News - FoodHACCP.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in dairy technology at the rank of assistant professor.
		The successful applicant is expected to work closely with the current Industrial Research Chair in Dairy Technology at the University of Guelph and to develop a strong and creative research program in fundamental science related to dairy technology, including the integration of physics, chemistry, and/or processing, with value-added applications.
		A scholarship fund was established in 2001 by Dr. Salam A. Ibrahim, a professor devoted to the area of dairy foods research.
	www.foodhaccp.com /dairynews.html (6903 words)

	Dairy Industry
		The New Zealand Ayrshire Association (Inc), known as Ayrshire New Zealand, is an Incorporated Society representing approx 380 Ayrshire breeders in New Zealand.
		Dairy InSight is responsible for investing in and coordinating industry good activities on behalf of all New Zealand dairy farmers.
		New Zealand Holstein Friesian Association (Inc), The Holstein-Friesian breed approximates 60% of New Zealand's national dairy herd.
	www.mkiwi.com /New_Zealand/Business/Agriculture_and_Horticulture/Dairy_Industry (693 words)

	SONZAF 2001 - The New Zealand Dairy Industry Merger
		The current regulated structure of the New Zealand dairy industry is now widely acknowledged as unsustainable and no longer in the industry's long-term interests.
		A merger of New Zealand's two principal co-operative dairy companies is the industry's preferred option to address the need for reform.
		The Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 was passed into law in late September 2001, with most of the Act to take effect on the date of the merger.
	www.maf.govt.nz /mafnet/rural-nz/statistics-and-forecasts/sonzaf/2001/2001-01.htm (1159 words)

	Rural News - 12/02/2002: National foods interested in NZ company
		National Foods has applied to the Commerce Commission to aquire up to 100 per cent of shares in the New Zealand company, which manufactures and distributes chilled dairy products in for domestic and export markets.
		The issue is a complex one - NZ Dairy Foods is half owned by the Fonterra Co-operative, which is the single largest shareholder in National Foods.
		This is a transcript from the ABC National Rural News that is broadcast daily to all states on ABC Regional Radio's Country Hour and in the city on ABC News Radio.
	www.abc.net.au /rural/news/stories/s479452.htm (202 words)

	Fonterra acquires key NZDF brands - Food Business Review
		New Zealand dairy company Fonterra has reached an agreement to acquire a range of assets from New Zealand Dairy Foods (NZDF), including the Anchor Milk and Fresh'n'Fruity yogurt brands.
		Assets acquired by Fonterra from NZDF are valued at NZ$754 million and the assets acquired by NZDF from Fonterra are valued at NZ$416 million.
		NZDF said it recognized the logic of Fonterra's strategy and while NZDF was acquiring a business with a lower profit base, it considered the Meadow Fresh and Kiwi Meats businesses to be very well run operations and well positioned in the New Zealand market.
	www.food-business-review.com /article_news.asp?guid=121AB91B-ED80-48DE-8935-DAC62B72C5BF (444 words)

	Dairy Sites (Site not responding. Last check: )
		California Dairy Reasearch Foundation - CDRF was created as a not-for-profit research corporation in 1988 for the purpose of promoting research and development activities that benefit California's dairy producers and processors in the consumer marketplace.
		Dairy Food Safety Laboratory - There is a critical need for a mechanism of performing rapid response, and applied research on dairy herd health and on-farm food safety problems.
		Dairy Research and Development Corporation - is helping the Australian dairy industry to invest in the techniques and information it needs to move into the 21st Century.
	www.agrilaunch.com /dairy/index.htm (5190 words)

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