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  <title>Treif flavoring connected to SARS virus</title>
  <published_at>Tue Dec 30 00:19:09 -0800 2003</published_at>
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    <name>Kosher</name>
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        <content>It's not just used in cherry soda either
 
http://www.ou.org/ncsy/projects/kp/kpspr61/RGenack.htm
 
cherry soda may contain castoreun or civet but their presence will not be known by reading the label. 
 
civet which is a cat extract used as a flavor enhancer
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/29/international/asia/29SARS.html
 
December 29, 2003
Chinese Diners Shrug Off SARS: Bring On the Civet Cat
By JIM YARDLEY
 
Mr. Huang pointed at two wide-eyed civet cats, the small mammal that some studies suggest may have caused the original SARS outbreak. 
"Very good, very good," Mr. Huang said of the civet's flavor.
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        <published_at>Tue Dec 30 00:19:09 -0800 2003</published_at>
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