NewsWhore
07-31-2008, 05:10 PM
Lacteos Dominicanos (Ladom) milk company lawyers demand, on behalf of their client, that TV and radio journalists Nuria Piera and Huchi Lora present proof that they used deproteinized whey in their school breakfast preparations or that the journalists retract this allegation in 24 hours. In May, Piera first presented on her "Nuria en el 9" investigative journalism TV show lab tests to prove that Ladom school drinks had levels of protein that were well below the Ministry of Education requirement standard. Ladom is the largest supplier of school breakfast drinks in the country, with 40% of Ministry of Education allotments.
Piera and Lora said they would not retract themselves and instead that they await the proof to the contrary to be presented by Ladom. Piera said that they have consistently but unsuccessfully requested that Ladom come forth with the results of lab tests carried out during the past school year. Ladom has so far only presented test results with levels of protein that are below the Ministry of Education written standard.
Ladom says if the journalists do not retract themselves they may sue because criticism by the popular talk show hosts has hurt their sales.
As reported in El Caribe, Piera says: "The problem is that they are speaking about the present, that they do not use deproteinized whey. But when was that? Now or in the past? Because while it is possible that they are not doing so now, they probably did so in the past. Who knows?"
Piera and Lora say their motivation in carrying the stories is that public school children receive the minimum nutritional requirement levels contracted by the Ministry of Education in the school drink.
A previous Nuria en el 9 investigative report resulted in the gradual elimination of the bromation in baked goods, benefiting consumers nationwide.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)
Piera and Lora said they would not retract themselves and instead that they await the proof to the contrary to be presented by Ladom. Piera said that they have consistently but unsuccessfully requested that Ladom come forth with the results of lab tests carried out during the past school year. Ladom has so far only presented test results with levels of protein that are below the Ministry of Education written standard.
Ladom says if the journalists do not retract themselves they may sue because criticism by the popular talk show hosts has hurt their sales.
As reported in El Caribe, Piera says: "The problem is that they are speaking about the present, that they do not use deproteinized whey. But when was that? Now or in the past? Because while it is possible that they are not doing so now, they probably did so in the past. Who knows?"
Piera and Lora say their motivation in carrying the stories is that public school children receive the minimum nutritional requirement levels contracted by the Ministry of Education in the school drink.
A previous Nuria en el 9 investigative report resulted in the gradual elimination of the bromation in baked goods, benefiting consumers nationwide.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)