Italy under EU pressure over dioxin-tainted mozzarella scare.Today online, March 28,2008.   The spectre of a new food scare loomed over Europe on Thursday as Italy faced a possible EU ban on imports of mozzarella cheese because of high levels of dioxins in the milk used to make it.The European Commission warned Italy it could follow Japan and South Korea’s lead in imposing an import ban on mozzarella cheese made from buffalo milk from the southern region of Campania. [ See ]. See more about DIOXINS (and their effects on human health) in WHO site.