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September 10, 2015

US Army orders lab safety review, freeze in anthrax scandal
Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2015
The US military on Thursday ordered a production freeze and safety review at all defense department labs that handle biological agents and toxins including anthrax. It follows the discovery of evidence of anthrax contamination at the Dugway Proving Ground research center in the Utah desert, as well as shoddy record keeping at two other facilities, the Pentagon said. It is the latest twist in a scandal that has rumbled on through the summer, after the military revealed in May that it had accident ... read more

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