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["Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>]

Irradiation, as I understand, for fresh food inactivates enzymes. Prolongs
shelf life.

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To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>; "Bill
Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fruit Labels


> 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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