Food labeling: organic & Genetically modified conv foods

[Guest guest]

I just found out a way to tell if a food is genetically engineered. Since the

gov't deemed it unnecessary to label the foods we buy it has been hard to

know what we have been ingesting.

 

Good shopper tip...

 

 

[ActionGreens] Identifying GE fruit

 

I received the following from the Blue Ear e mail list to which my friend

s....

 

10/26/2002 Know your PLUs!

 

You live in the US and don't want to ingest genetically altered fruits.

Well, be sure to read those sticky labels. Here's the article:

 

Sticky But Useful Fruit Labels - The Philadelphia Inquirer

 

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/food/3547139.htm

 

Excerpts: " Genetically engineered fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by

the number 8. "

 

" So, a conventionally grown banana would be 4011, an organic banana would be

94011, and a genetically engineered banana would be 84011. "

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

on 12/8/02 2:07 PM, SacredQi888 at SacredQi888 wrote:

 

> I just found out a way to tell if a food is genetically engineered. Since the

> gov't deemed it unnecessary to label the foods we buy it has been hard to

> know what we have been ingesting.

>

> Good shopper tip...

>

>

> [ActionGreens] Identifying GE fruit

>

> I received the following from the Blue Ear e mail list to which my friend

> s....

>

> 10/26/2002 Know your PLUs!

>

> You live in the US and don't want to ingest genetically altered fruits.

> Well, be sure to read those sticky labels. Here's the article:

>

> Sticky But Useful Fruit Labels - The Philadelphia Inquirer

>

> http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/food/3547139.htm

>

> Excerpts: " Genetically engineered fruit has a five-numeral PLU prefaced by

> the number 8. "

>

> " So, a conventionally grown banana would be 4011, an organic banana would be

> 94011, and a genetically engineered banana would be 84011. "

>

>

>

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