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WELLINGTON Leandro Castellanos Copa Mundial Camiseta , March 12 (Xinhua) -- The threat to poison New Zealand infant formula would have no long-term effects on agricultural exports, although the continuous stream of food safety issues could cause concerns, experts from the country's main agriculture university said Thursday.


Lincoln University Agribusiness and Food Marketing Program director Nic Lees said he could not see the threat having a significant long-term effect on either dairy exports or the New Zealand brand.


"Firstly because it is only a threat of contamination and secondly because the majority of New Zealand food exports get further processed or repackaged or blended so for many consumers the New Zealand country of origin is not obvious," Lees said in a statement.


"We are basically an ingredients supplier to international food manufacturers. They are our main customers. These industrial buyers have a good understanding of the New Zealand supply chain integrity and have been communicated to regarding the increased security and testing."


This was the reason why the false botulism scare and global recall in August 2013 had little effect on New Zealand dairy milk powder prices.


Farm management and agribusiness lecturer Bruce Greig agreed Aviles Hurtado Colombia Camiseta , saying New Zealand had managed numerous biosecurity risks over the years with robust regulation and monitoring.


The threat would increase vigilance by exporters which could increase New Zealand's reputation for food safety, Greig said in the statement.


"I am not surprised that this has happened. Our primary sector and export industry are very vulnerable to these kinds of threats and industrial sabotage. It is one more aspect of being competitive in a global economy," he said.


However, Dr Malik Hussain Eder Alvarez Balanta Colombia Camiseta , associate director of Lincoln's Centre for Food Research and Innovation warned that continuously emerging food safety issues could ruin the reputation of a company and country of origin.


Overseas consumers and importers would suspect not only the product in the discussion due to a particular incident, but the entire food system in a country.


"This recent threat to deliberately contaminate formula with 1080 could be a typical food supply management issue. This reminds us that food safety management is a vital component of an entire food business chain, from raw material production, to processing William Tesillo Colombia Camiseta , to distribution and retailing, and to consumption," Hussain said in the statement.