China seizes toxic towels

Provincial officials in northern China have closed nine factories and seized about 1 million towels that had been dyed using banned toxic chemicals, Reuters reported local media as saying on Wednesday.
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Authorities in Hebei province had confiscated 40 tonnes of industrial dye following state television reports last month on what it said was a widespread problem, the Beijing News said.

The cheap towels sold nationwide contained cancer-causing Benzene　compounds such as Benzidine, state television said.

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Provincial officials in northern China have closed nine factories and seized about 1 million towels that had been dyed using banned toxic chemicals

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