What an absolute debacle has been created by exaggerated media coverage of the 1080 baby formula scare.

This sort of nonsense can arise from any nutter wanting to hit the headlines with an utterly stupid claim.

The worst aspect of this whole scenario is the way the media hyped it up to the max, blowing the whole thing completely out of proportion, causing a negative reaction to overseas to NZ and its produce and exports of which we should be rightfully proud of.

A local front page coverage on March 11 clearly demonstrated media reaction to this event.

Barry H Walker, Mt Maunganui.