It's common to walk in your grocery or produce store and find signs announcing that the fruit before you is organic: "Organic Peaches - $3.99lb", but we will NEVER see a sign that confesses that the fruit you're about to purchase is genetically modified. Could you image a sign that reads "Genetically modified peaches - $1.99lb"?
While it may not be spelled out for us, those little numbers, on those little annoying stickers on our fruit communicates more than a PLU for the cashier. Those numbers also communicates whether you're purchasing organic, conventional or genetically engineered/modified fruit.
Add this to you the bottom of your grocery list until you memorize - your life depends on it!
Conventional Fruit Labels
Four digits and does not start with 9
** mostly starting with the digit 4
EXAMPLE: A conventionally grown banana would be: 4011
Organic Fruit Labels
Five digits and starts with number 9
EXAMPLE: An organic banana would be: 94011
Genetically Modified Fruits
Start with the digit 8
EXAMPLE: A genetically engineered (GE or GMO) banana would be: 84011
Sources:
http://www.skrewtips.com/2008/04/13/read-the-numbers-on-your-fruit/
http://www.plantea.com/genetically-modified-foods.htm
Thank you
for this valuable info. will pay extra close attention to continue buying organic lest my little Goddess sprout breasts at 7 yrs old!!!
Thank you
for this valuable info. will pay extra close attention to continue buing organic lest my little Goddess sprout breasts at 7 yrs old!!!
Great Info
Thanks for the Info Sis.... this is very much needed.
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Gosh
See even here in the Islands they are doing the same thing.. I knew that the street laydie who sells fruits gets here stuff from the U.S but I didnt know how serious it was until that day I open up my grapefruit to find no seeds a funny fat white skin.. so weird.
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Thank you so much for the information sis!!
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Even thoguh I know very well all these big brother systems R on their way here with a vengence, but 4 now i'm glad 2 be jus' a sis moving around without 2 much people wanting 2 embed chips in every available part of my anatomy that they can!
America, is 1 serious space.
Thanks for the info!
Hi Yahfa -
I appreciate your sharing this info and I'll pass it on to others. I've noticed the numbers but didn't know what they meant. So far I haven't run into any 8's but will be on the lookout ; )
be well,
lisa
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Thanks for sharing!
Sistah Yahfa,
I almost didn't read this post because I THOUGHT I knew!! What an eyeopener! I shall definitely only put 5 digit, beginning with 9 in my basket and steer clear of the 5 digit, beginning with 8!!
Peace and Power!
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Thanks Yahfa! I never knew...I will do more research and do as you mentioned and add it to my grocery list! good lookin out!
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