Fbi: Tampered Baby Food Contained Traces of Poison; the Jars of Gerber Baby Food Also Contained Notes

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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities found ground-up castor beans with trace amounts of the poison ricin in two jars of baby food that had been tampered with, officials said Wednesday.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials who tested the baby food said the ricin was not in the purified form that can be deadly. Rather, it was a less toxic, natural component of the castor beans, which can be obtained from ornamental plants.

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Fbi: Tampered Baby Food Contained Traces of Poison; the Jars of Gerber Baby Food Also Contained Notes

"It's unlikely there would be serious injury with the level of castor bean found in those two jars we tested," said Dr. David Ac...

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