Cyanide tragedy linked to Cup-A-Soup in New Jersey
Investigators test a contaminated Lipton Cup-A-Soup package as they seek the source of cyanide that killed Louis Denber, 27, in Runnemede. Officials say no poison found in hundreds of other boxes and consider motives ranging from random tampering to possible grudges against Lipton or others.
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N.J
Dennis Wixted
Camden County
State Medical Examiner
Wixted
Louis J. Denber
Chicago
Samuel Asbell
Lipton
Asbell
Denber
RCA Corp
Camden
Patricia Buhl
Larry Hicks
Thomas J. Lipton Inc
Englewood Cliffs
Flemington
Philadelphia
U.S. Feed and Drug Administration
Camden County Medical Examiner's
FDA
Matthew Lewis
New Jersey
Hicks
Frankford-Quaker Grocery Co
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Houston
Orlando
Fla
Auburn
Wash
Nation faces unprecedented tampering epidemic says FDA
The FDA reports a record surge of product tampering and threats in 1986 with over 2,000 investigations though many prove hoaxes. The Tylenol case sparked fear, leading to recalls and widespread public alarm as agencies struggle to keep up.
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FDA
Grigg
United States
Chicago
Diane Hisroth
Peekskill
N Y
Yonkers
FBI
Joseph H. Hotchkiss
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
Hotchkiss
Lie detector tests for screening workers ruled bad idea
The AMA study group says polygraph screening of job applicants or workers is a bad idea with limited business value and notable risks. It notes legal exclusion from court, questionable validity, and potential to harm morale and create liability, urging against use as personnel screening pending more research.
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American Medical Association
AMA
American Civil Liberties Union
United States
AMA Group
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