What Are Your Fruit Numbers?

I’m sure you have recognized the little sticker labels on the fruit when you are in the produce area of the food markets. These labels, or produce codes, actually tell you how the fruits have been grown. The price look up code (PLU), is a code system used by most United States produce distributors. This code is said to give the consumers the ability to identify how the produce was grown, and give us the ability to pick and choose. They indicate whether the fruit was grown organically, conventionally, grown with pesticides and herbicides, or GMO grown.

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