It was alleged by a well-known Swiss dairy scientist that the New Zealand scientist Steve Holroyd was the input supplier to a speedily-devised innovative global standard. This was done so as to identify and measure melamine in milk powder following the China baby poisoning calamity.

"The global dairy industry currently has technical plan for calculate levels of the industrial chemical in baby formula milk powder thanked to the work of Holroyd from Fonterra and a Swiss colleague during the International Dairy Federation's rapid reaction to the 2008 contamination in China" says New Zealand scientist Steve to the World Dairy Summit.

Building it more expensive for the seller the calculation of melamine to milk powder raises apparent protein content. Including the previous Fonterra joint venture Sanlu, extra 20 Chinese dairy companies were concerned. The New Zealand government revealed the practice after opinion from Fonterra.

As a outcome of the contamination as a minimum five babies died and thousands suffered kidney problems , for which two milk traders were carry out and the Chinese chairwoman of Sanlu jailed.

In 2004 and 2007 after eating Chinese-made pet food lace with melamine in Korea and US pets died of renal failure.