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in 1994 ,less tha 1%of the 280 imported bananas samples had violative residues
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268 samples analyzed in 1996 were free of any violative residues
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FDA analyzed 4,501 domestic food samples and 5,342 imported food
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from the survey in 1997, FDA reporteed violative resiues in domestic foods in 16 of 1,1719(1.2%) fruits and 41 of 1,7079(2.4%) vegetables
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359 samples of bananas analyzed by FDA in 1997
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$1billion dollar inin 1990 is now over $26 billion dollars a year (organic fod industry)
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unless eating habits changes obesity rate could be around 44% in every state within 20 years
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more then half of the people in 39 sttes will be cosidered obese by 2030
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