Dairy Farmers Says Parmalat Seeks Bid Clearance

Australian dairy producer Dairy Farmers said on Friday that Italy's Parmalat A spokesman for Parmalat earlier told Reuters it had lodged the request with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

A spokesman for Parmalat earlier told Reuters it had lodged the request with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Dairy Farmers said in a separate statement Parmalat is bidding together with Australian farming cooperative Murray Goulburn.

Parmalat is the third group to seek regulator clearance, following New Zealand's Fonterra and National Foods, owned by Japan's Kirin Holdings. ($1=A$1.06)