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Outlier2 -> Food Information, (6/9/2011 12:18:03 PM)
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Those little stickers on the fruits and veggies you purchase
are not just for scanning the price. They contain information
you can access.
"Price Look-Up codes, commonly called PLU codes, PLU numbers or PLUs, are identification numbers affixed to produce and other products in grocery stores and supermarkets to make check-out and inventory control easier, faster, and more accurate.
The code is a four or five-digit number, identifying the type of bulk produce, usually including the variety.
Organic produce is denoted by a five-digit number whose first digit is 9 (e.g. 94011 for organic yellow bananas); an 8 prefix indicates genetically modified food."
Here is a page with the codes: http://www.fruitsticker.com/
The page also has a search engine so you can look up any code.
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