Nonfood items like wood and fibers slowed, but the edible nuts, beans and spices segment, for example, grew 34%.

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In 2010, on the other hand, dry cleaners had only five violations, while "miscellaneous nonfood retail, " which includes salons, had 207 violations.

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The search for nonfood fuel plants in Asia has led researchers to jatropha, a tough, drought-resistant shrub that produces toxic but oily seeds that can be made into diesel.

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Not for the time being, says Neil Saunders, an analyst at Verdict Research, which has released a report showing Tesco will overtake Argos to become the U.K.'s biggest nonfood retailer by the end of the year.

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