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Officials of the National Food Processors Association said in 1986 that chemists had identified tiny amounts of the chemical, daminozide, in 73 samples of applesauce and 132 samples of apple juice.

Daminozide is sold under the trade name Alar.

Alar is yet one more example of a toxic substance in our food, said Ellen Haas, executive director of Public Voice for Food and Health Policy, a Washington consumer group.

When it comes to pesticides, economic interests are paramount over health.

Every year farmers mix about 800, 000 pounds of Alar with water and spray it on apples and other crops.