Who Knew – Produce Stickers Are Also Useful For Consumers

September 3rd, 2010

Stumbled on this informative blog post. I never knew the little stickers on fruits and vegetables can tell us right away if the produce is organic, genetically modified or “conventional”.

pear“The information contained on those labels is called a PLU number, or a Price Look-Up number. The International Federation for Produce Coding standardizes these codes for grocery stores, making it easier for the stores to charge appropriately when you check out. But the stickers can be advantageous to the consumer as well. They make it easier to know what we are putting into our shopping carts, by differentiating fruits and veggies.” Read the whole article at www.3healthychicks.com

One Response to “Who Knew – Produce Stickers Are Also Useful For Consumers”

  1. Virginia says:

    Thanks for telling me about this.

    xoxoxo

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