Investigators looking into poisonous snail-filled millet dumplings have ruled out farmers' use of pesticides after three people died and several more ended up in intensive care. Prosecutors are now focused on two scenarios, either accidental use of the poison in cooking, or deliberate poisoning by persons unknown.
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00:00Investigators looking into the deaths of three people who ate snail-filled millet dumplings
00:05have ruled out the possibility of trace pesticides left over from farming.
00:10Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration found a chemical used in some pesticides while testing
00:16the leftover dumplings. But it says the levels measured were far more than would be expected
00:21if used by farmers. It's a result that raises more questions about the case,
00:26which has also left several others in intensive care.
00:29Investigators are now focused on two scenarios, accidental use or deliberate poisoning.