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Italy Recalls Famed Mozzarella

Matt Cantor — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:15:32 CDT

Fear of contamination today forced Italy to recall its celebrated mozzarella cheese, Reuters reports. Rome is withdrawing the cheese of 25 companies in the Campania region near Naples, source of the country’s best buffalo mozzarella, after a garbage crisis is thought to have spread cancer-causing dioxin. The European Commission had...

Prized Cheese in Italy at Risk

Clay Dillow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:03:22 CDT

More consumers are turning up their noses at Italy’s prized buffalo mozzarella, and not over its smell, the New York Times reports. Toxins have been found in samples of the delicacy, likely caused by illegal dumping of garbage around Naples. Sales are down 40%, and farmers and restaurateurs fear a...

Disease Imperils Mozzarella From Italy

Will McCahill — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:34:51 CST

A bacterial disease sweeping through the water buffalo whose milk is used to make mozzarella is threatening production of Italy's famous cheese, the BBC reports. As many as 30% of the buffalo in Campania, near Naples, are infected with brucellosis, which leads to reduced milk production and infertility. Italy's government...