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...bucks at stake. At last count, WIC (Women, Infants, Children) participants were buying $285 million worth of dry cereal a year. Cheerios is WIC's No. 1 cereal, and in 1985 it was reformulated with more iron, specifically so that it could qualify for the program. So General Mills Inc., Cheerios' manufacturer, is preparing for a fight in Congress to save its sales. Says Craig Shulstad, of General Mills: "If the program is turned over to the states, the nutritional criteria could be abolished or watered down, and the integrity of the program could be lost...
...before that kind of money attracted bounty hunters. In fact, this burgeoning line of business has exploded in recent years. Before 1988 there were no firms whose sole purpose was collecting child support; today there are an estimated 150. The print ad for one of the largest, Find Dad, Inc., in California, is only slightly slicker than most: "He's enjoying his second childhood. Your kids are having trouble getting through their first." For 27% of any recovered money, Find Dad promises to do just that...
...quarter of American schoolchildren do not regularly eat fruit or vegetables or brush their teeth, according to a new national survey. The American Health Foundation, a private New York-based research organization, and Scholastic Inc., a publisher, released results of a questionnaire distributed to 3,112 primary school children at a conference sponsored by the American Cancer Society. "These statistics knock you out of your chair," commented Dr. Edward J. Sondik, acting director of the National Cancer Institute.TIME medical writer Christine Gormansays health professionals have long worried about children's health habits, especially because of the implications for later life...
...Brien and Sons, Inc., a localconstruction company, decorates its pick-up truckswith a clover painted on each side. "J.J. O'Brienwon't let a truck leave his yard until it has ashamrock painted on its side," comments oneworker...
...company produces photoactive compounds for the micro-electronics and lithographic industries. It is a subsidiary of Miles Inc., a Pittsburgh-based chemical company owned by the German corporation Bayer...