WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Fonterra <FCG.NZ> <FSF.NZ> has been ordered to pay French company Danone <DANO.PA> 105 million euros ($125 million) in damages over the recall in 2013 of its whey protein concentrate due to a contamination scare, the two companies said.
The arbitration relates to a dispute between the dairy firm and Danone over a contamination scare involving a Fonterra ingredient used by the French food manufacturer in 2013.
Danone Nutricia, a unit of Paris-based multinational food company Danone, recalled some types of infant formulas sold under the Karicare brand in 2013, after its milk powder supplier Fonterra said there was a risk of bacteria in its products that could cause fatal botulism.
(Reporting by Ana Nicolaci da Costa. Editing by Jane Wardell and Richard Pullin)
