Monday, July 28, 2008

follow-up on how to read produce stickers

i just received a comment from "anonymous" about something i posted back in april about produce codes.

anonymous says that the 5-digit code on produce stickers that starts with 9 indicates the item is organic. i had written that 8 was organic, 9 was GMO.

anonymous is correct. i have 17 (so far) produce stickers stuck to the frame of my computer. 9 is organic (the sticker also says "organic"), 4 is conventional (doesn't say "conventional").

i guess 8 means GMO, and luckily i have avoided them.

thanks, anonymous!

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