At a glance
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to support the Investigation of a Ricin-Containing Envelope.
About the Response
On October 15, 2003, an envelope with a threatening note and a sealed container was processed at a mail processing and distribution facility in Greenville, South Carolina.
The note threatened to poison water supplies if demands were not met.
On October 21, laboratory testing at ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø confirmed that ricin was present in the container.
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Office of Readiness and Response