Helplines are still being flooded with queries from thousands of concerned parents and the country's GPs are receiving the latest advice following Fonterra's infant milk contamination scandal.
Worried parents have been seeking medical advice since the dairy giant announced on Saturday it had found the bacterium clostridium botulinum, which can
cause botulism, in whey protein concentrate that was used in infant formula around the world.
Plunketline and Healthline nurses have answered more than 11,000 calls since the announcement, and the Ministry of Primary Industries' (MPI) consumer helpline has received more than 1000 calls since Monday. MPI's website information page about the potential contamination has received more than 22,500 views.
Botulism is a notified disease and any cases must be reported to a region's Public Health Service.
Yesterday two Southland babies were cleared after doctors suspected they had contracted the illness.
