Fruit Sticker Numbers: What They Mean
We’ve all bought fruit previously that came with that annoying sticker to remove. But, beyond displaying the occasional brand name and assisting cashiers in ringing up your purchase, what are they truly for?
Fruit stickers, it turns out, identify the country and the producer. The numbers are normally four digits long, with the first digit indicating that the fruit has been pesticide-sprayed. If the first digit is 9 and there are 5 digits, the fruit was cultivated organically. If there are five numbers and the first one is 8, however, the fruit has been genetically engineered.