(英文)新西兰恒天然乳品制造负责人辞职

第一篇：(英文)新西兰恒天然乳品制造负责人辞职

（英文）新西兰恒天然乳品制造负责人辞职

(Reuters)

-The head of Fonterra's New Zealand milk products business resigned on Wednesday,less than two weeks after the world's biggest dairy exporter said some of its products couldcontain a bacteria that can cause botulism.Fonterra, New Zealand's biggest company, said Gary Romano resigned as managing director of NZMilk Products with immediate effect.It gave no reason for his departure.“Gary has made asignificant contribution during his time at Fonterra and we respect his decision,” CEO TheoSpierings said in a statement, adding he would take temporary charge of the business.Fonterra said on August 3 it discovered the contamination in some of its products, which wereshipped to customers including The Coca-Cola Co, Danone SA and China's Wahaha in ninecountries, and used to make infant formula, sports drinks and animal feed.Potentially taintedproducts were taken off shelves in China, Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand.Other countries alsotook measures to restrict imports.Romano was the first Fonterra official to appear publicly and face the media when thecontamination scare broke.He came under fire for giving incorrect information about a recall ofinfant formula in New Zealand, prompting Fonterra to apologize to Danone-owned Nutricia, whichmarketed the products.The head of the dairy section of the New Zealand farmers' lobby group said Romano's resignationlooked premature.“I'm very surprised that he took that responsibility.I'm not so sure headsshould roll even before the inquiry is finished,” Willy Leferink of Federated Farmers told Radio NewZealand.botulism:肉毒杆菌中毒