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China Daily | Updated: 2014-10-14 08:04
30
metric tons of industrial salt
Police in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, recently arrested 12 people suspected of selling industrial salt to unwary buyers. Police said the suspects sold 30 metric tons of industrial salt to wholesalers and retailers in cities including Shanghai and Nanjing. Industrial salt, which usually contains a high level of heavy metals, may result in nervous system damage and nitrite poisoning.
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