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Mice as food tasters

BEIJING: White mice will test food to ensure safety for the 2008 Olympic Games athletes, say officials. Milk, alcohol, salad, rice, oil, salt and seasonings will be tested on the mice 24 hours before they are used in cooking or served to athletes, said an official. He told a meeting that the mice would develop adverse reactions to poisoning within 17 hours, sooner than test methods like bacteria cultures. Most of the food fwould be Western style, complemented by Chinese dishes. Storage areas would be fitted with alarms, video cameras and fire controls — Xinhua

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