From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 14, 1989:

Less than a day after a consumer warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, most local groceries and produce markets had stopped selling produce from Chile. Traces of cyanide had been found earlier in the week in seedless red grapes from Chile, and most Lawrence stores were planning to ship grapes and other varieties of Chilean fruit back to suppliers. Federal authorities this week were continuing their attempts to determine the source and extent of the cyanide contamination. “We pulled everything last night as soon as we got the word,” said Bob Supon, assistant manager at Dillons, 3000 W. Sixth. “We have them, and we have already pulled them from the shelves,” said Jim Roberts, manager of Alvin’s IGA at 901 Iowa. Roberts said Chile was just about the only supplier of the popular seedless green and red grapes at this time of year. However, Steve Wilson, manager at the Community Mercantile, said the store carried no Chilean fruit. “People in the health food industry have been aware of problems with imported grapes for a long time,” Wilson said, citing concern about use of some pesticides and herbicides that had been banned in the United States. The Merc carried only grapes from organic growers in California, where regulations for organic labeling were strict, Wilson said. “Unfortunately,” he added, “they’re available only in the summertime.” Mike Copp at Boon’s Produce, 623 Locust, was the only store employee contacted who was still selling Chilean produce in Lawrence. “It’s speculation right now until they do more tests,” Copp said. “So it is up to people’s choice until they can prove anything…. It’s up to their discretion.”