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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 3:48 PM
3:48PM

CDC finds no link between deaths, Chinese drywall

DateWednesday, February 2, 2011 at 03:48PM

But that doens't mean that there wasn't something nasty in that drywall...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it has found no link between tainted Chinese drywall and the deaths of 11 people exposed to the imported drywall in Louisiana, Florida and Virginia homes...

Large quantities of defective Chinese-made drywall were imported during a past housing boom and after a string of Gulf Coast hurricanes five years ago. The drywall has been linked to corrosion in thousands of homes, mostly in Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana...

Scott Wolfson, a spokesman for the safety commission, said "hundreds, if not thousands" of homeowners have reported problems with nosebleeds, respiratory problems and other symptoms that could possibly be linked to Chinese drywall.

Read more By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press at The Mercury

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