Recently I found out there is a way to know whether the food you buy is organic, conventional or genetically modified. As in the photo of my bananas above, you look at the 4 or 5 digit PLU code on the product. If the first digit is a '4' it is conventional, '9' means organic, '8' means it was genetically modified.
Here is an article explaining it. My bananas have code '4011' (the code is in yellow under the Chiquita name in the photo) which means it was conventionally grown.
This is so good to know, but I will need to write this down because I'll never remember.
ReplyDeleteThat is fascinating!
ReplyDeleteThat's good to know, I must start reading the bananas now! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteI too shall read my bananas and abandon tea leaves. Useful info.
ReplyDeleteOoh. I didn't know this before. Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteGreat info Christine...I'll be a wiser consumer now!!! Thank you~
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I did not know that, thank you Christine for the information.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! I never knew that.
ReplyDeleteI worked produce so I knew this. I still remember 4011 for bananas and 94011 for organic bananas
ReplyDeleteAre you sure??!!
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