date:Aug 20, 2013
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We immediately initiated a process to find and quarantine all of the product and it has been put on hold, Quin said.
Nitrates were a naturally occurring substance found in foods such as leafy green vegetables, and the issue was not the fact that it was present in the lactoferrin powder, but that it was over allowable levels, he said.
Westland is of the view it is an isolated incident in the lactoferrin plant only, where traces of cleaning products, which contains nitrates, were not adequat