Wellington, March 5 NZPA - Fonterra researchers say a "musty" flavour detected in milk drinks containing calcium caseinate from New Zealand milk may have been due to tainting by chemicals from wooden floors in shipping containers, or plastic liners used in shipping.

Wellington, Feb 5 NZPA - New draft standards for assessing and managing contaminated soil were released today and Environment Minister Nick Smith says they're needed to help councils deal with problem sites.

Wellington, Dec 31 NZPA - Giant diary co-operative Fonterra is paying $53 million to expand its European joint venture selling pharmaceutical-grade lactose.

Wellington, Sept 17 NZPA - Biofuel entrepreneur LanzaTech says its pilot plant at the New Zealand Steel works has successfully used microbes to convert waste gas into high-octane ethanol.

Wellington, Sept 11 NZPA - State-owned coal miner Solid Energy looks set to resile from its efforts to drop the sale of coal for household use.

Wellington, Aug 17 NZPA - Over the counter sales of cold tablets which use pseudoephedrine will be banned if the Government takes up a recommendation by Prime Minister John Key's chief science adviser.

Wellington, June 10 NZPA - The discovery of chemicals in a New Plymouth children's playground has led the Green Party to call for a national register of contaminated sites.

Wellington, May 25 NZPA - The Government is looking at a wide range of measures it could take to get on top of the methamphetamine problem, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, May 12 NZPA - Oil giant Shell has reviewed its downstream businesses in New Zealand, including its 230 petrol stations, and appointed UBS to find a buyer.

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