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Fonterra Pleads Guilty to Food Safety Violations

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra pleaded guilty Thursday to four food safety violations following a botulism scare last year. Government officials earlier in the day filed charges accusing the world’s largest dairy exporter of processing and exporting products in a …

New Zealand Botulism Scare Likely a False Alarm

A botulism scare that damaged New Zealand’s international reputation for providing top quality and safe dairy products was likely a false alarm. New Zealand government officials said Wednesday they had found no sign of botulism bacteria after retesting ingredients used …