Do you have a credible link as to Snopes "credulity" problems? JD
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Nenah Sylver <[email protected]> wrote: > I apologize for the prior email. I assumed it was correct without having > checked first (I usually do check). > > > > The information is somewhat true. But according to Snopes (which itself has > problems of credulity), the bar code only indicates either the LAST place an > item has been, or where the bar code was ASSIGNED. The assignment might be > in a completely different country from where the item was actually grown or > produced. > > > > So for example, if mangoes were picked in Guatemala and imported to Mexico, > where they are then packed and shipped to the United States, the bar code > can say Mexico and NOT Guatemala. So the bar code doesn’t always give the > complete picture of where an item has been (though I would still avoid > anything that’s associated with China). > > > > Nonetheless, the information is still somewhat helpful. I did add the info > about the People’s Republic of China (PROC) to the “bar code email” that has > been circulating around the internet, and that is correct. > > > > Another way of identifying produce is as follows: There is a string of > numbers called the PLU code that is on a sticker on most of the produce you > buy. > > > > If the numbers begin with a 9, the produce is organic. > > > > If the numbers begin with a 4, the produce is conventional. > > > > If the numbers begin with an 8, the produce is genetically engineered. > > > > > > Nenah > > > > Nenah Sylver, PhD > > electromedicine specialist and author > > The Rife Handbook of Frequency Therapy (2009) > > & The Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy (2004) > > www.nenahsylver.com >
