The Nation - News from Dec. 16, 1986
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The Pentagon, acting for the executive branch, suspended Beech-Nut Corp. from doing business with any federal agency. Beech-Nut, charged with selling phony apple juice packaged for infants, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp., were barred from bidding on or receiving government supply contracts “pending completion of legal proceedings.” A spokesman for the Defense Logistics Agency said the company this year did about $50,000 in business supplying military commissaries overseas.
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