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VW says some staff aware of emissions tests on monkeys

The research was designed to counter a World Health Organization decision to classify diesel exhaust as a carcinogen. (BLOOMBERG)
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By:
Maria Sheahan
January 28, 2018 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT – Volkswagen Group said that some staff members at the VW brand's technical development division and at Volkswagen of America had been aware of tests in which monkeys were exposed to toxic diesel fumes. VW did not identify the employees, which included some members of its legal department.

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