Congress gets answers on Anniston CDP's Ricin mix-up
http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2017/01/congressional_committee_wants_1.html
According to FEMA, Anniston's Center for Domestic Preparedness began training with Ricin as early as 2011, and 9,648 students used the toxic form unknowingly.

Congress gets answers on Anniston CDP's Ricin mix-up

William Thornton | wthornton@al.com By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com
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on January 23, 2017 at 5:56 PM
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In the process of placing a new order, the vendor identified the product previously sent to the center as being the toxic form of Ricin instead of the non-toxic form the center thought it had been purchasing. Further communication revealed all previous shipments had been the same toxic form. At no time did the center have more than 100 mgs of Ricin in its possession, the agency stated.
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On Dec. 17, the agency sent an email to all 11,078 students who trained at the center from February 2012 to November 2016, informing them of the situation. It subsequently has initiated contacts with approximately 10 percent of students who could not be reached at those email addresses...

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Center for Domestic Preparedness exposed 9,700 to ricin
http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2016/12/trainees_at_annistons_center_f.html
Ricin has been used as a poison and weaponized in war and acts of terrorism.

Anniston's Center for Domestic Preparedness exposed 9,700 first responders to toxic ricin

William Thornton | wthornton@al.com By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com
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on December 14, 2016 at 7:00 AM, updated December 14, 2016 at 7:02 AM