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Another "white powder" scare, this time in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Authorities say a white powder substance that was mailed to the Christian Broadcasting Network headquarters in Virginia Beach, causing several employees to be isolated for six hours, was whey protein powder.
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CBN spokesman Chris Roslan says two employees opened the envelope containing white powder Wednesday morning.

Those employees, a CBN security guard and a U.S. postal service inspector were placed on precautionary medical watch.

Earlier reports noted that the first responders had ruled out anthrax, bot tox, and ricin, but still sent the material to the state laboratory and kept four people in isolation while the tests were run. It's somewhat encouraging - maybe the first responder community is finally learning how to deal with these many, many white powder hoaxes.