European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday. April 22,1989 Lowans betting on new Bill to Aid state s financial woes lbs Monns. Iowa a a Bill legalizing float ing casinos on Rivers and lakes in Iowa is on its Way to gov. Terry Branstad who has pledged to sign it t authorities said the injured suffered respiratory problems from the fire which broke out late  smoke lingered after the fire was brought under control. Laura Cueren of inc emergency medical serv ice said it did not appear that anyone was severely injured. Most of the 54 people were treated at hospitals and released she said. More than 60 neighbouring residents were evacuated by bus to a salvation , the fire dispatcher said. A Dunkin donuts prepares to Ward off Stock buyer Randolph mass. Up Dunkin do nuts says  Lay off about 80 employees and has beefed up its anti takeover stockholder plan in response to a Canadian holding company s announcement that in has acquired a 6.6 percent stake in the world s largest doughnut company Kingsbridge capital corp. Of Toronto the Mer chant banking Arm for Unicorn Canada corp., Laid it bought 164,600 Dunkin donuts Over the counter shares Between March 17 and april 8. The purchases gave it 442,500 shares Era 6.6 percent interest in the Kandolph Basc doughnut Chain. The Canadian company which has invested is 1.4 million in the overture said its options include the Purchase of More shares a no a Battle or a tender offer for the Chain but Dunkin donuts chairman Robert Rosenberg said the company is not for  americans getting nature s additives in food Washington a cans would not knowingly include in sects rodent hairs or maggots in their daily diet but they May be surprised to icam Hal these Gemtin and their Resi dues May be in the food they cat take a 7-ounce Glass of Tomalo juice for example. It can contain up 10 20 Fly eggs under government standards Ana the food and drug administration says their consumption poses no health Hazard a 1-Pound Box of Macaroni can have up to nine rodent hair fragments a Pound of Froien Broccoli can have 276 aphids 3.5 ounces of Apple Butler can have up to five whole insects and a Pound of Cocoa Beans can Bave up to 10 milligrams of rodent faces. While these May be aesthetically in  they present no health Hazard the Fra says in its manual of food defect action Levels the defect action Levels arc set be cause it is not possible and never has been possible to grow in open Fields Harvest and process crops thai Are totally free of natural ,".the Fra manual says the alternative to setting such Levels is using More chemicals to control insects rodents and other natural contaminants but that is not satisfactory because of the very real danger of eng Consumers to potential hazards fro. Residues of these chemicals the Agency says. In its manual the Fra lists a Range of products from Apple butter to Nutmeg from Popcorn to wheat flour. For each it also lists the level of allowed defect including insects maggots rodent filth Fly eggs Mold rot and mammalian excreta during harvesting and processing a great Deal of this ii removed by there could be a few pieces of insects or insect bodies that get through Paris Brickey chief of the Micro analytical Branch at the Fra said thursday. But these tire not harmful to  he said. The main objection is aesthetics but most would not notice it in the food if it were there because most of Iris  also some of the foreign matter will be washed off by Consumers before it is eaten he said. The Fra s jurisdiction is limited to food thai is grown in one state and ship Ped to another for Sale Brickey said. It does not set standards for example for locally grown produce sold at Roadside stands. Rodney e. Leonard executive director of the Community nutrition Institute a non profit consumer interest group based in Washington d.c., questioned whether the Levels Are appropriate he said the Fra needs to do a comprehensive review to go Back and examine what Quality do we expect and do these standards reflect that. Some of these Levels May be lop  there s More sensitivity today about food Quality than at any time since the 1960s, when we last had a major review of food safety legislation he said. The problem with chilean grapes and alar in applet indicates that the Public is questioning the basis for a lot of these Stan Dards