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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 6, 1991                   TAG: 9103061154
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: SEATTLE                                LENGTH: Short

3 SUDAFED CAPSULES ALTERED

Investigators looking for signs of cyanide in tens of thousands of recalled Sudafed capsules said they have found three that obviously were tampered with.

The search began after Sudafed 12 Hour cold capsules that had been laced with cyanide killed two people and sickened a third in the Puget Sound area last month. The over-the-counter decongestant was recalled nationwide Sunday.

Test results were expected today on the first capsule sent to an FBI lab in Washington.

The latest suspect capsule, found Tuesday, contained powder rather than granules, lacked a blue safety seal and did not carry the Sudafed name, Food and Drug Administration photos show. It was one of 20 in a blister pack.

- Associated Press 


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