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Do those luscious-looking strawberries lining the shelves at the local supermarket carry a dangerous amount of residue from pesticides? Consumers have long wondered, but had no guarantees of purity unless they shopped at an organic-foods store. Now the $313 billion supermarket industry is starting to seize on pristine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Cleanliness Means Profits | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

The decision struck down a 1967 law that requires all pasta sold in Italy to contain durum wheat flour, which is firmer and more expensive than other varieties. Italians, of course, will still be able to buy their favorite pastas, but their grocery shelves will also contain what the newspaper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy: Hard News To Swallow | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

They're in your local video store, but you may have to look hard to find them. Past the shelves of fast-renting movie releases like Dirty Dancing and The Untouchables. Beyond the racks filled with vintage Hollywood comedies, Hitchcock suspense classics and slasher epics. Ah, the Jane Fonda workout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Freaks, Dorfs and Betsy Wetsy | 7/4/1988 | See Source »

The sets are excellent, whether they be the jungle behind the movie screen or the moving grocery shelves. Costumes are also impressive and range from two outfitted baseball teams to the dancing pieces of brick wall. The music, written by Harvard undergraduate composers, works well.

Author: By Teresa A. Mullin, | Title: Watching the Dances of the Little People | 4/14/1988 | See Source »

"Of course, when you left, all the products disappeared from our shelves again. But during the time you were here, we managed to buy enough things for the next three years." Gorbachev's letter writer therefore invites him to return in three years and adds, "But even if you can...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Introducing Glasnost Giggles | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

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