When you shop for fruit and tomatoes, look at the stickers.
From Dear Ruth O’Donnell:
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Ruth O’Donnell shared General Knowledge‘s photo.
Those stickers on fruits and veggies tell you quite a bit! 4 numbers mean they were conventionally grown. 5 numbers starting with number 8 means they are genetically modified (GMO). And 5 numbers starting with 9 means they were organically grown.Tag n share!
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Posted on June 4, 2012, in Advertising, Business, Corporations, Economics, Education, Family, food, Health Care, Internet, News, Opinion, Organic Gardening, podcast, Technology, Veganism, Warning, Word from Bill and tagged Conventionally grown, Genetic engineering, Genetically modified food, Genetically modified organism, GMO, Organic Food, Organically grown, Price look-up code. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Passing this on! Thanks for the heads up I’m off to check my fruit bowl.