Dutch Mill
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Dutch Mill Co., Ltd. is one of Thailand
's largest manufacturers and marketers of dairy products. The company has such products as UHT yoghurt drink, UHT fresh milk and ice lolly. The company was established in 1984 under the name of Profood Co., Ltd. and was renamed Dutch Mill Co., Ltd. in 1991. Dutch Mill employs a total of 1,300 employees including 11 engineers and 10 quality assurance staff. Its market is in East and Southeast Asia
began introducing restrictions on Chinese dairy products after discovering traces of melamine on two samples of imported Chinese skin scab powder. It was on that day that Thailand impounded about sixty tonnes of imported Chinese milk powder were imported by Dutch Mill after the making these discoveries. Dutch Mill stated they had to import milk from China because there was a shortage of supplies from New Zealand.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
's largest manufacturers and marketers of dairy products. The company has such products as UHT yoghurt drink, UHT fresh milk and ice lolly. The company was established in 1984 under the name of Profood Co., Ltd. and was renamed Dutch Mill Co., Ltd. in 1991. Dutch Mill employs a total of 1,300 employees including 11 engineers and 10 quality assurance staff. Its market is in East and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
2008 Chinese Milk Scandal
On 30 September, 2008 ThailandThailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
began introducing restrictions on Chinese dairy products after discovering traces of melamine on two samples of imported Chinese skin scab powder. It was on that day that Thailand impounded about sixty tonnes of imported Chinese milk powder were imported by Dutch Mill after the making these discoveries. Dutch Mill stated they had to import milk from China because there was a shortage of supplies from New Zealand.