Posten in September have sparked protests, sometimes violent, in Muslim countries. Islam widely holds that representations of Prophet Mohammad are banned for fear they could lead to idolatry. Iran's Foreign Minister Manus compares with worldwide exports in 2004 of 452 billion kroner, or about US$73 billion. But Soltoft cautioned that the damage goes beyond exports, extending to service contracts, shipping and production facilities in the area _ losses that cannot yet be quantified. «It's really difficult to give an exact picture of the situation for the time being,» she said in an interview Thursday. Arla Foods, one of Europe's largest dairy companies, is thought to be the worst hit, losing an estimated 10 million kroner (¤1.3 million; US$1.6 million) each day. Others have been affected to a lesser extent, like Lego, which said Middle Eastern sales only account for 0.2 percent of its sales and that many do not identify it as a Danish company. «We have never marketed ourselves as a Danish product, we see ourselves as an international brand,» said spokeswoman Charlotte Simonsen. «You can ask Americans who think it is American, ask Germans who think it's German _ many people don't know that it's Danish.» --SP 21 56 Local Time 18 56 GMT
