Old 01-01-2013, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Ditter43 View Post
Who knew? "One of my most important food shopping tips ever --those annoying stickers on fruits and veggies tell you A LOT! 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 (no pesticides or nasty GMOs)"


This information was sent to me by a friend.....I didn't check it with Snopes................
It is true. I worked for a grocery chain for 16 years. I did the pricing, these codes are international by the way.
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