LATimes.com: Japan radiation fears spark panic salt-buying in China
China tried to quell panic buying of iodized salt Thursday after grocery stores across the country were emptied of the seasoning by hordes of people hoping to ward off radiation poisoning from Japan.
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People were under the false impression that consuming enough iodized salt would protect against radiation and that China’s sea salt supplies would be contaminated as a result of the unfolding Japanese crisis.
That sparked long lines and mob scenes in some of China’s largest cities, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Hangzhou.
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