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Smithfield's China deal spurs heparin heart drug safety concerns
2013-07-26 04:23:44| Food - Topix.net
U.S. lawmakers are concerned a Chinese company's planned $4.7 billion acquisition of pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc could affect the safety and availability of heparin, a blood-thinner widely used in heart surgery and kidney dialysis that is derived from pig intestines.
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