Hi, I've been looking for a way to determine the quality and safety of food in the produce aisle at the market by means of whether it is irradiated, genetically modified (GMO), organic or plain. I saw this on one of my list servs and thought it would be very helpful to you and your health to know this. Even health food stores are not immune to selling irradiated food as you can see below. But otherwise, it's also a way to comment to your grocer that you will not buy irradiated or GMO food. (Whether you will buy plainly grown is up to you of course but I would advise against the other two).
If we don't take the position of "I'm a consumer and I determine where my money goes" then there will be no pressure on the markets to be upfront with their products. Hope this helps, Love, Diann Dirks Codes on Market Produce Fresh fruits and veggies are marked with a number code that reveals what kind of produce you are buying. If there is a 5 digit code starting in 9 it is organic. If there is a 5 digit code starting in 8 it is genetically modified. If there is a 4 digit code starting in 4 it is conventional. If there is a 4 digit code starting in 3 it is irradiated. A couple days ago at Whole Foods they had a beautiful shipment of large colorful "Fresh Rain Forest Grapes." The code was 4 digits starting in 3 - they were irradiated. I would have bought them not knowing this info. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090407/b6ac881b/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
