介绍:
Karicare formula is pulled from China
formula / &`&fɔrmjələ / n.配方；婴儿食品
botulism / &`&bɑtʃə&`&lɪzəm / n. 肉毒中毒
suspect /&`&sʌspɛkt/ vt. 怀疑；猜想 CET4
protein / &`&protin / n. 蛋白质 CET4
contaminate / kən&`&tæmɪnet / vt. 污染，弄脏 CET4
New Zealand-made Karicare infant formula has been pulled out of China, more than two years after the brand took a hammering following the Fonterra botulism scare.
Danone Nutricia, a subsidiary of the French food giant, was forced to recall products in eight markets following the 2013 botulism scare, which took place after Fonterra wrongly suspected that a 38 ton batch of whey protein - used to make a range of products including infant formula manufactured by the French company - had been contaminated.
The firm&`&s Karicare and Dumex brands were particularly hard hit in China, where consumers are highly sensitive to food safety scares following a string of industry scandals, including the 2008 melamine contamination, which killed six babies and sickened thousands more.
In a report published last week, China&`&s Xinhua news agency quoted industry sources as saying Karicare had suffered "sharply declining sales" in the Chinese market.
