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The tiny pesky labels on fruit and some tomatoes have that number on them, but I don't see them on other items. Any ideas? A friend has a query in to PCC.<div>Carol<br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">From: jdarsie@comcast.net<br>To: urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 10:35:18 -0700<br>Subject: Re: [UrbanCropCircle] FW: PLU codes for produce<br><br>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial">The IFPS shall be responsible for deciding the
assignment and definition of qualifying prefix digits</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial">for international recognition. At present, only
three digits have been allocated:</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial">0 Applies to all non-qualified produce and is
generally presented without the leading</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial">"zero" digit.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="Arial">8 Genetically modified</font></p>
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<font face="Arial">Reference page 7: <a href="http://www.plucodes.com/docs/IFPS-plu_codes_users_guide.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.plucodes.com/docs/IFPS-plu_codes_users_guide.pdf</a></font><BR></font></div>
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<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org" href="mailto:urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org">urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org</a>
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<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [UrbanCropCircle] FW: PLU codes
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<div><br></div><br>I haven't checked this site out, but this looks useful.
Those little labels on fruit are so pesky. Maybe they have a good
use. I did know about the "9" digit number, but not the "8". A
friend from France had to point it out.
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<div dir="ltr" align="left">"Although the U.S. does not require GMOs to be
labeled, you can still find out whether or not your produce is genetically
engineered, by looking at its <a href="http://www.plucodes.com/docs/IFPS-plu_codes_users_guide.pdf" target="_blank">PLU code</a>. For example: <span> </span></div>
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<li>A conventionally grown product carries a 4-digit PLU code (Ex:
conventionally grown banana: <b>4011</b>)
</li><li>An organic product carries a 5-digit code, starting with the number 9:
(Ex: organic banana: <b>94011</b>)
</li><li>A genetically engineered (GE or GMO) product has a 5-digit code,
starting with the number 8: (Ex: GE banana: <b>84011</b>)" </li></ul>
<div>-- <br>Becky Talyn Check out my business web site at <a href="http://drbeckypresents.us/" target="_blank">Dr. Becky Presents...
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