CDC: No Link Between Deaths and Chinese Drywall
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has not found a link between tainted Chinese drywall and the deaths of 11 people living in homes with the defective drywall in Louisiana, Florida and Virginia.

The CDC said in a report Monday that the people died "without exception" due to "preexisting chronic health conditions unrelated to imported drywall exposure."


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The CDC's findings back up previous findings by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Large quantities of defective Chinese-made drywall were imported during the housing boom and after a string of Gulf Coast hurricanes five years ago. The drywall has been linked to corrosion in thousands of homes, mostly in Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.