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The man allegedly behind threats to contaminate infant formula with 1080 could end up before the High Court.

The opposition claims that the Ministry for Primary Industries has ‘dumbed down’ the expertise needed to handle major food safety issues such as the recent 1080 threat.

The Ministry of Primary Industries’ own tests and controls of raw milk safety on farms overlay those of the dairy companies, but the ministry works also with the companies.

There is a limit to what farmers can do to improve security on their farms, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard.

Two weeks on and the 1080 threat to infant formula has disappeared from media headlines.

Small dairy companies are confident that existing security measures at their processing plants will keep the 1080 threat at bay.

Police have confirmed that the tins of infant formula collected from members of the public over recent days have all tested negative for 1080.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says other multi-nationals have dealt with issues such as the 1080 threat so they are being kept informed not only for transparency but for best practice around the globe.

Enough is enough! That’s our message to the nutter or nutters responsible for the latest food safety scare to hit the dairy industry.

Federated Farmers is mobilising its members to help find the person threatening to contaminate infant formula with 1080 poison.