Police investigate whether famed fresh cheese was made with bad milk
ROME - Makers of Italy's best mozzarella battled on Friday to save the reputation of their cheese after police found some of it was being made
with milk contaminated with cancer-causing dioxin.
Police near Naples are investigating whether feed given to buffalo herds, which produce the best milk for mozzarella, was tainted, possibly by gangsters involved in illegal waste disposal.
The scandal is the latest blow to the cheese which used to be seen as by-word for fresh and natural Italian produce.
Sales of buffalo mozzarella plunged 40 percent in January due to health fears when Naples and the surrounding Campania region became inundated with household waste when the garbage disposal system ground to a halt
Best known for its use melted on pizza, in Italy, 'buffala' which costs at least twice as much as mozzarella made with cows' milk, is often eaten on its own or in a salad with fresh tomatoes and basil. Only 16 percent of the 33,000 tons annual production is exported.
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