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Prized Cheese in Italy at Risk

Toxins found in mozzarella after years of illegal trash dumping

By Clay Dillow,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 27, 2008 7:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – 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%,...   Read full story »

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