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Daminozide

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Alar, the trade name for daminozide, a chemical sprayed on apples to regulate their growth and enhance their color.

In 1989 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to ban it because "long-term exposure to Alar poses unacceptable risks to public health." The ban followed a February 1989 broadcast by CBS's 60 Minutes highlighting a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council claiming that alar was a dangerous carcinogen.

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