Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Bridget Diete lengust<lengust - skyelight<skyelight Robert Brown<rrkkbb Cc: colinbear<colinbear ; SWCsprouts<SWCsprouts ; Laura Cioppa<lauracioppa ; Xiomara I Correa<grok2 ; Kaila Cohen<kaila ; Welovebamboo<Welovebamboo ; EGAN, Missy<EGANM ; tammysemail<tammysemail ; Terri Johnson<hornwoman ; LKing136<LKing136 ; pjmiles<pjmiles ; Jackie McLaughlin<careyjj ; cynthia c moseley<moseleyc ; Lydia Rodriguez<lydia ; Wizard2368<Wizard2368 ; cassandra vine<cassandravine ; shawoman<shawoman Saturday, April 16, 2005 9:20 PM Fw: information on fruit stickers - Stephanie Douglas<petaca petaca<petaca Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:27 AM information on fruit stickers Hi Val, think you'll find this interesting. It is an explanation of the codes on fruit stickers and how to know which fruits are normal, organic, and genetically modified. You've noticed that tiny stickers that now appear on almost all fruit, and probably been annoyed that you have to peel each one off. These contain bar codes for the check-out clerk, but they also contain a secret the store might not want you to know. Nutritionist Karma Metzgar of the University of Missouri writes that these stickers also tell you if the fruit is organic or genetically-modified. On conventionally-grown, non-organic fruit, the sticker has only 4 numbers. Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral code, which begins with the number 9. Since organic fruits and vegetables now have to be in separate areas in grocery stores, this confirms that your apple hasn't ended up in the wrong pile. However, the store does not have to reveal which fruits and vegetables are genetically-modified-but you can find out by loo king at their stickers, which will begin with the number 8. According to Metzgar, this means a regular banana would have a sticker saying 4011, an organic banana would say 94011 and a GM banana would say 84011. Lots of people complain that the stickers are too hard to peel off, so it may be a relief to know that the adhesive is safe to eat. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en & q=fruit+sticker+codes<http://www.google.com/s\ earch?hl=en & q=fruit+sticker+codes> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 On 4/20/05 10:23 PM, " BRIDGET DIETE " <lengust wrote: petaca > ... Lots of people > complain that the stickers are too hard to peel off, so it may be a relief to > know that the adhesive is safe to eat. > Yes--but is it raw? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 I figured out the 9 for the organic foods long ago. I always look for the code because it isn't always easy to find the sign that tells whether it is organic or not, and you never know, someone may pick up something conventional and put it back in the organic pile. I didn't know about the 8 for genetically modified foods. Thanks for the information. Ron RawSeattle , " BRIDGET DIETE " <lengust@m...> wrote: > On conventionally-grown, non-organic fruit, the sticker has only 4 numbers. Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral code, which begins with the number 9. Since organic fruits and vegetables now have to be in separate areas in grocery stores, this confirms that your apple hasn't ended up in the wrong pile. However, the store does not have to reveal which fruits and vegetables are genetically-modified-but you can find out by looking at their stickers, which will begin with the number 8. According to Metzgar, this means a regular banana would have a sticker saying 4011, an organic banana would say 94011 and a GM banana would say 84011. Lots of people complain that the stickers are too hard to peel off, so it may be a relief to know that the adhesive is safe to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 I was wondering if there are any other intesting categories of codes, other than the 3 mentioned below. Also it seemed too straight forward and easy, and so I wanted some source verification. It took so long to find any source, I started wondering if this was another internet myth. Here it is www.plucodes.com The FAQ explains about the organic and GMO variations, and if you want, you can download all the produce codes for free in an excel spreadsheet file. There is an amazing variety of apples! May your day be filled with clarity, grace, progress, and warm laughter, Roger - " BRIDGET DIETE " <lengust <RawSeattle > Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:23 PM [RawSeattle] Fw: information on fruit stickers > > > Bridget Diete > lengust<lengust > - > skyelight<skyelight > Robert Brown<rrkkbb > Cc: colinbear<colinbear ; SWCsprouts<SWCsprouts ; Laura Cioppa<lauracioppa ; Xiomara I Correa<grok2 ; Kaila Cohen<kaila ; Welovebamboo<Welovebamboo ; EGAN, Missy<EGANM ; tammysemail<tammysemail ; Terri Johnson<hornwoman ; LKing136<LKing136 ; pjmiles<pjmiles ; Jackie McLaughlin<careyjj ; cynthia c moseley<moseleyc ; Lydia Rodriguez<lydia ; Wizard2368<Wizard2368 ; cassandra vine<cassandravine ; shawoman<shawoman > Saturday, April 16, 2005 9:20 PM > Fw: information on fruit stickers > > > > - > Stephanie Douglas<petaca > petaca<petaca > Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:27 AM > information on fruit stickers > > > Hi Val, > > > > think you'll find this interesting. It is an explanation of the codes on fruit stickers and how to know which fruits are normal, organic, and genetically modified. You've noticed that tiny stickers that now appear on almost all fruit, and probably been annoyed that you have to peel each one off. These contain bar codes for the check-out clerk, but they also contain a secret the store might not want you to know. Nutritionist Karma Metzgar of the University of Missouri writes that these stickers also tell you if the fruit is organic or genetically-modified. On conventionally-grown, non-organic fruit, the sticker has only 4 numbers. Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral code, which begins with the number 9. Since organic fruits and vegetables now have to be in separate areas in grocery stores, this confirms that your apple hasn't ended up in the wrong pile. However, the store does not have to reveal which fruits and vegetables are genetically-modified-but you can find ou! > t by loo > > king at their stickers, which will begin with the number 8. According to Metzgar, this means a regular banana would have a sticker saying 4011, an organic banana would say 94011 and a GM banana would say 84011. Lots of people complain that the stickers are too hard to peel off, so it may be a relief to know that the adhesive is safe to eat. > > > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en & q=fruit+sticker+codes<http://www.google.com/s\ earch?hl=en & q=fruit+sticker+codes> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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