Former Soviet republics Belarus and Kazakhstan have joined Russia in banning Fonterra dairy products in the wake of the dairy giant's botulism scare, Trade Minister Tim Groser has confirmed.
A spokeswoman for Mr Groser said the two central Asian nations had placed "temporary restrictions" on Fonterra products, the same move taken by Russia last week.
The two countries were small markets for Fonterra, the spokeswoman said.
The bans come as the Government is moving to expedite an investigation into the food safety scare which Fonterra says could cost New Zealand tens of millions of dollars in lost export earnings.
The products in these three countries are not the Whey product which has been recalled.
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