Code shows GM, organic fruit
By Jasmine Zhao |
November 26, 2012, Monday
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CUSTOMERS are advised to pay attention to the four- or five-digit price look-up number on the label when choosing imported fruit.
Agricultural researchers confirmed yesterday that the code helps identify organic and genetically modified fruit from traditionally grown ones. A four-digit code, with a prefix of "3" or "4," indicates the imported fruit is conventionally grown, while a five-digit code is for non-conventionally grown products, such as organic with a prefix of "9" or GM fruit with a prefix of "8."
The confirmation came after a Weibo posting that said the code could tell GM fruit from others.
"The code is not a hard-and-fast rule for imported fruit in China," said Yuan Yaxiang, president of the Shanghai Fruit Association. "Such prefixes may be reliably used by consumers to tell whether a product is genetically modified or not."
The code is on imported fruit such as red delicious apples and kiwi fruits but vendors seldom know what they were.
Agricultural researchers confirmed yesterday that the code helps identify organic and genetically modified fruit from traditionally grown ones. A four-digit code, with a prefix of "3" or "4," indicates the imported fruit is conventionally grown, while a five-digit code is for non-conventionally grown products, such as organic with a prefix of "9" or GM fruit with a prefix of "8."
The confirmation came after a Weibo posting that said the code could tell GM fruit from others.
"The code is not a hard-and-fast rule for imported fruit in China," said Yuan Yaxiang, president of the Shanghai Fruit Association. "Such prefixes may be reliably used by consumers to tell whether a product is genetically modified or not."
The code is on imported fruit such as red delicious apples and kiwi fruits but vendors seldom know what they were.
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