Jun 23, 2010

Is your supermarket produce traditional, organic, or genetically modified?

Ever see those digits on food produce? Well they actually represent the produce and whether it was grown organically, genetically modified, or traditionally.

Wikipedia:
"The code is usually a four-digit number, currently in the 3000–4999 range, identifying the type of bulk produce, including the variety. A fifth digit may be prefixed to the number to indicate if the produce is organic (prefixed by a '9') or genetically modified (prefixed by an '8')"

This means the specif code for the produce will either look like one of these three: XXXX, 8XXXX, or 9XXXX.

Let's take the Fiji Apple: if the apple says 4131 its traditional, 94131 its organic, and 84131 it's genetically modified.

Now, whether genetically modified food is actually harmful in anyway is still largely up for debate.

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