Sunday, July 13, 2008

Produce Labels


Curious about the numbers on the labels of the produce you buy? According to IDEA contributing editor Jennie McCary, MS, RD, the labels have 3 different meanings:

- A 4-digit number means the item was conventionally grown
- A 5-digit number beginning with a "9" means it was organically grown
- A 5-digit number beginning with an "8" means it was genetically modified


Now you know!

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