Anonymous Caller Tells of Poison in Mouthwash
United Press International
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. —
Scope mouthwash was pulled from the shelves of a supermarket chain in four states Sunday after an anonymous caller to a mental health crisis hot line claimed to have tainted the product with cyanide.
The threat, called in Saturday night to the Capital District Psychiatric Center in Albany, singled out Price Chopper supermarkets, prompting the chain to remove Scope from 58 stores in upstate New York, western Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Vermont. No tampering has been confirmed, authorities said.
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