Tagged: Karicare

Botulism scare: how is Clostridium botulinum and its toxin detected? - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Aug 05, 2013 •

• botulism,
• Campbell Live,
• Clostridium,
• Clostridium botulinum,
• Fonterra,
• Gary Romano,
• Karicare,
• Nutricia,
• toxin,
• whey

With news that all Nutricia Karicare Infant Formula Stage 1 and Stage 2 Follow-on formula should be avoided, the Fonterra botulism scare continues to rumble on. Fonterra Managing Director Gary Romano appeared on Campbell Live tonight where he said that it was the toxin rather than the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that had … Read More

Fonterra scare: the other side of Botox - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Aug 04, 2013 •

• Anaerobe,
• Botox,
• botulism,
• Clostridium,
• Clostridium botulinum,
• contamination,
• Fonterra,
• Karicare,
• neurotoxin,
• Nutricia,
• NZAgbiz,
• recall,
• Shaun Hendy,
• spores,
• toxin

Fonterra is currently in the midst of its third scare in as many years, with news that over 30 tonnes of whey powder concentrate manufactured at the Hautapu plant in Waikato has been contaminated with the soil bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The contamination happened back in May 2012, caused by a faulty pipe, and there … Read More