Decoding fruit
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boingboing_net:
HOWTO decode the sticker-numbers on fruit
How to read the numbers on the stickers on fruit:
"[T]he sticker labels on fruit: The numbers tell you how the fruit was grown. Conventionally grown fruit has four digits; organically grown fruit has five and starts with a nine; genetically engineered has five numbers and starts with an eight."
More here:
http://www.megnut.com/2006/03/read-the-numbers-on-your-fruit
boingboing_net:HOWTO decode the sticker-numbers on fruit
How to read the numbers on the stickers on fruit:
"[T]he sticker labels on fruit: The numbers tell you how the fruit was grown. Conventionally grown fruit has four digits; organically grown fruit has five and starts with a nine; genetically engineered has five numbers and starts with an eight."
More here:
http://www.megnut.com/2006/03/read-the-numbers-on-your-fruit
