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Dried fruit tested for lead
Ingesting too much lead can cause learning disorders in children and kidney failure in adults. -myp 		M'sia restricts sale of imported dried fruits due to high lead content
The ministry's Food Safety ranked these food at Level 5 alert under its Food Information System of Malaysia. -The Star/ANN
Tasty but deadly
Many types of dried fruits imported from Asian countries revealed to contain high levels of lead. -The Daily Chilli/ANN 		Bulimia may be treated with talk therapy
A specific form of talk therapy may help people with binge-type eating disorders stop their unhealthy behaviors with just a few months of treatment. -Reuters
No elevated lead levels in imported dried prunes and plums
Samples are satisfactory and do not contain elevated level of lead. -AsiaOne
 
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