In promoting cooking with salt, Cargill and its star chef, Mr. Brown, said they recognized the health concerns and recommended "smarter salting."

在促进用盐烹饪时，嘉吉公司和它的明星厨师布朗先生说，他们认识到了健康问题并建议“更聪明地用盐。”

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Cargill spokesperson said: "at any given point in time Cargill is investigating a number of business opportunities."

嘉吉的发言人表示：“嘉吉随时都在研判若干商业机遇。”

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Cargill said it capitalized on an "early and accurate read" of how weather problems earlier in the year were affecting markets.

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"We take great care to ensure that these sales respect both the spirit and the letter of the law while trying to make sure that ordinary people are not deprived of basic foodstuffs, " Cargill said in a statement.

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He said Mr Cargill had been a "brilliant journalist with an incisive, curious mind".

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