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  • From: Marty Kraft <martyk@allspecies.org>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Fwd: Supermarket Numbers Game
  • Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:01:43 -0600

Someone just sent me this. I didn't know about the gmo part.

Marty Kraft

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Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:19 AM
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Subject: Supermarket Numbers Game

 

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GMO-free and organic produce isn't available everywhere, but this trick helps you know what's what when navigating the veggie aisle.

 

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Since some people find produce stickers annoying, distributors are experimenting with dyes that permanently tattoo barcodes on fruit.

 

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What's the probability your supermarket plums are genetically modified?

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Plum dandy (um, pretty high). But we'll help you crunch the numbers: the little stickers on fruits and veggies have digits that let you know whether they're conventionally grown or organic, and if they're genetically modified (GM).

The Benefits

·                     Better odds for your body. GM foods have been in stores only since the 1990s, so we don't know the long-term health risks, and in a 1998 EPA sampling, 29% of the foods tested contained detectable pesticides.
·                     Less of an eco-gamble. Scientists are concerned that GMOs will reduce biodiversity.
·                     Winning the taste-bud lottery. Foodies all over the world agree that the range of possible flavors is greater when we just let Mother Nature do her thing.

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Those stickers used to annoy us because they're not always easy to peel off, but now we have a newfound appreciation for the little buggers.

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Look for the labels stuck on your fruits and veggies:

·                     A four-digit number means it's conventionally grown.
·                     A five-digit number beginning with 9 means it'sorganic.
·                     A five-digit number beginning with 8 means it's GM.

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  • [Livingontheland] Fwd: Supermarket Numbers Game, Marty Kraft, 02/01/2008

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