Re: Fruit Stickers-Look for the 8

usual suspect wrote:

> Jonathan Ball wrote:
>
> > The paranoid irrational food crazies get it wrong, AGAIN.
> >
> > pearl wrote:
> >
> > > 12-Nov-2003
> > >
> > > You've noticed that tiny stickers that now appear on almost all
> > > fruit, and probably been annoyed that you have to peel each one off.
> > > These contain bar codes for the check-out clerk, but they also
> > > contain a secret the store might not want you to know.
> >
> >
> >
> > HERE we go:  the usual paranoid irrational leftist belief that "they" 
> > - always some mysterious, invisible "they" for the fucking loony 
> > paranoids - want to conceal something.
> >
> > The stickers do NOT contain bar codes.  They contain an eye-readable 
> > numeric code that the grocery clerk must manually into the terminal.
> >
> > As for the "organic" bullshit, organic fruits and vegetables always 
> > are identified as such.
>
>
> Note the source below. The site belongs to Whitley Streiber.

Good catch.  I didn't look at the site.

I saw that stupid "Communion" book when it came out 
back in the 1980s.  What a joke; right up Lesley's alley.

> He lives in 
> San Antonio, an hour away. He's written books on alien abduction 
> ("Communion," etc.). Oh yeah, check out his online store, too (all his 
> books are listed as well). The feature is:
>     Secrets of a Medium &
>     How to to Get a Good Reading.
>
>     Some mediums work. Learn how to become one yourself and how to
>     get a good reading from two of the best.
> http://www.unknowncountry.com/store/
>
> THAT's going on the damn list!!
>
> 27. Uses a "source" that sells books on how to get a good psychic.

Heh heh heh...

> > > Nutritionist Karma Metzgar of the University of Missouri writes that
> > > these stickers also tell you if the fruit is organic or genetically-
> > > modified. On conventionally-grown, non-organic fruit, the sticker has
> > > only 4 numbers. Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral code,
> > > which begins with the number 9. Since organic fruits and vegetables
> > > now have to be in separate areas in grocery stores, this confirms
> > > that your apple hasn't ended up in the wrong pile. However, the store
> > > does not have to reveal which fruits and vegetables are genetically-
> > > modified-but you can find out by looking at their stickers, which
> > > will begin with the number 8.
> > >
> > > According to Metzgar, this means a regular banana would have a
> > > sticker saying 4011, an organic banana would say 94011 and a GM
> > > banana would say 84011.
> > >
> > > Lots of people complain that the stickers are too hard to peel off,
> > > so it may be a relief to know that the adhesive is safe to eat.
> > >
> > > http://www.unknowncountry.com/news/?id=3314