Threat to contaminate New Zealand infant formula: police

Suspected environmental activists have threatened to contaminate infant formula in New Zealand, the world's largest dairy exporter, in an attempt to halt use of an agricultural poison on pests such as rats and possums. New Zealand police said on Tuesday several letters were sent to the national farmers' group and dairy giant Fonterra in November accompanied by packages of infant formula laced with the poison 1080, demanding that use of the poison be stopped by the end of March. The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) also sought to assure consumers, saying the chances of contamination were extremely low. "We are confident that New Zealand infant and other formula is just as safe today as it was before this threat was made.



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