askcassyfirst
01-20-2005, 09:42 AM
Hey, I am sure this has been discussed here before, but I thought I would pass on this info anyway.
For those of us who want to learn how to know if our produce is organic, conventional or genetically modified, you can use the following cheet sheet. Bearing in mind that GM is no doubt affecting ALL produce, I wouldn't be surprised if my organics are a bit tainted. However, for those that want to make an attempt to at least try, here is a bit of information to help:
PLU is the abbreviation of Price Look Up, i.e. the name of the mysterious numbers often printed on the fruit labels. It is shown like PLU-4211, #4211 or 4211 only. By reading the PLU code, you can tell if the fruit was genetically modified, organically grown or produced with chemical fertilizers, fungicides, or herbicides.
How to read a PLU code:
-For conventionally grown fruit, (grown with chemicals inputs), the PLU code on the sticker consists of four numbers.
- Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by the number 9.
- Genetically engineered (GM) fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by the number 8.
Examples:
A conventionally grown banana would be:
4011
An organic banana would be:
94011
A genetically engineered (GE or GMO) banana would be:
84011
Here is a link:
http://www.etichettando.com/uk/plu/plu.htm
It was misslinda's topic that got me started in researching this again...
Cassy.
For those of us who want to learn how to know if our produce is organic, conventional or genetically modified, you can use the following cheet sheet. Bearing in mind that GM is no doubt affecting ALL produce, I wouldn't be surprised if my organics are a bit tainted. However, for those that want to make an attempt to at least try, here is a bit of information to help:
PLU is the abbreviation of Price Look Up, i.e. the name of the mysterious numbers often printed on the fruit labels. It is shown like PLU-4211, #4211 or 4211 only. By reading the PLU code, you can tell if the fruit was genetically modified, organically grown or produced with chemical fertilizers, fungicides, or herbicides.
How to read a PLU code:
-For conventionally grown fruit, (grown with chemicals inputs), the PLU code on the sticker consists of four numbers.
- Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by the number 9.
- Genetically engineered (GM) fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by the number 8.
Examples:
A conventionally grown banana would be:
4011
An organic banana would be:
94011
A genetically engineered (GE or GMO) banana would be:
84011
Here is a link:
http://www.etichettando.com/uk/plu/plu.htm
It was misslinda's topic that got me started in researching this again...
Cassy.