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I don't think any "fresh produce" can be irradiated - that would kill 
the cells, and it wouldn't keep.

On Dec 18, 2003, at 2:58 AM, Bill Russell wrote:

> Is there a code # for nuclear irradiated food?
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "road's end farm" <organic101@linkny.com>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fruit Labels
>
>
> > On Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 01:17 PM, Doreen Howard wrote:
> >
> > > This is from the Chef's Collaborative newsletter, and it's handy
> > > information
> > > for growers, consumers and garden writers.
> > > Doreen Howard
> > >
> > > A SECRET ECO-LABEL
> > > If you find yourself with a sudden fruit craving with nary a 
> > > farmstand
> > > in
> > > sight, duck into a supermarket and check out those annoying plastic
> > > stickers
> > > on the fruit. Conventional produce has a four-digit code starting 
> > > with
> > > the
> > > number 4; organic produce has a five-digit code starting with the
> > > number 9.
> > > Genetically modified produce also has a five-digit code, which starts
> > > with
> > > the number 8. Right now, papayas are the only genetically modified 
> > > food
> > > available in the produce section. Be aware that PLU (price lookup)
> > > stickers
> > > are not mandatory and are not used in all stores.
> > Are growers and wholesalers currently required to identify GMO 
> > produce?
> > I didn't think they were; in which case, GMO's might easily be going
> > under a conventional label.
> >
> > There are GMO summer squash on the market, and there may be GMO
> > contamination in corn varieties that are not supposed to be GMO. I 
> > think
> > the previous rounds of GMO potatoes and tomatoes were duds and are not
> > currently being grown, but am not sure.
> >
> > -- Rivka
> >
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