Fonterra products didn't have botulism bacteria after all, New Zealand tests show

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Fonterra products didn't have botulism bacteria after all, New Zealand tests show

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fonterra-products-free-botulism-bacteria-nz-ministry-041530692.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/O0FQMJNhXqmNpUJQ.kJoMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-28T171223Z_3_CBRE97R0F8K00_RTROPTP_2_NEWZEALAND-MILK-CONTAMINATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of a Fonterra milk tanker arriving to Fonterra's Te Rapa plant near Hamilton" align="left" title="File photo of a Fonterra milk tanker arriving to Fonterra's Te Rapa plant near Hamilton" border="0" /></a>By Naomi Tajitsu WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Dairy giant Fonterra's products at the center of a global contamination scare this month did not contain a bacteria that could cause botulism, and posed no food safety threat, New Zealand officials said on Wednesday. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said tests showed that whey protein concentrate manufactured by the world's largest dairy processor contained clostridium sporogenes, which cannot cause botulism, but which at elevated levels can be associated with food spoilage. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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