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The Government inquiry into Fonterra's botulism contamination must examine the impact budget cuts at the Ministry for Primary Industries had on the food scare, Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O'Connor says.

The terms of inquiry for the Government's investigation into the Fonterra whey protein concentrate contamination (WPC) incident have been released.

An analysis of social media in New Zealand and China has found an emerging group of Chinese residents in New Zealand and others with close ties to China, vigorously defending New Zealand's brand in the wake of Fonterra's whey protein contamination crisis.

An independent inquiry into the circumstances of quality issues with a whey protein concentrate (WPC80), announced by Fonterra's Board early this week, is now underway.

A MEDIA report speculating on the causes of the Fonterra contamination scare has been slammed by the New Zealand Veterinary Association.

Trade Minister Tim Groser and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy say officials are working closely with Russian authorities to provide the reassurance they need over our dairy products.

Fonterra has confirmed none of the potentially affected whey protein concentrate (WPC80) was supplied by Fonterra to Russia, Belarus or Kazakhstan.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has started a compliance investigation into the potential contamination of three batches of Fonterra's whey protein concentrate.

Fonterra's board has established the WPC80 Inquiry Committee, and charged them to oversee an independent review into the circumstances giving rise to the affected whey protein concentrate (WPC80) and subsequent chain of events.

Fonterra welcomes the New Zealand Government's confirmation that the quality issue involving whey protein concentrate is confined to the products made from three batches of WPC80 and no other New Zealand dairy products are affected.