Smithfield's China deal spurs heparin heart drug safety concerns

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Smithfield's China deal spurs heparin heart drug safety concerns

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/smithfields-china-deal-spurs-heparin-heart-drug-safety-005513740.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ANBE2O1d63nPt8ohi9Me5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T232247Z_1_CBRE96O1SY400_RTROPTP_2_SMITHFIELD-SHUANGHUI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The executive offices of Smithfield Foods are seen in Smithfield, Virginia" align="left" title="The executive offices of Smithfield Foods are seen in Smithfield, Virginia" border="0" /></a>By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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. Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce wrote to Smithfield on July 24 asking the company to turn over information on its production of crude heparin, the raw ingredient used to make the drug. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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