On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 03:41:21 +0100, wrote:
Jim Webster wrote:
interestingly the EU inflicted those on us

..

For conventionally grown fruit, the PLU code on the sticker consists
of four numbers. Organically grown fruit has a five-numeral PLU
prefaced by the number 9. Genetically engineered fruit has a
five-numeral PLU prefaced by 8.

So, a conventionally grown banana would be 4011, an organic banana
would be 94011 and a genetically engineered banana would be 84011.

Also, an 'East' Red Delicious Apple would be 4168, and a 'West' Red
Delicious Apple would be 4015.
*
'East' refers to items grown east of the Mississippi or east of the
Ontario/Manitoba border in Canada; 'West' refers to items grown west
of the Mississippi, west of the Ontario/Manitoba border, or imports.

This of course is where a theory that the EU inflicted this system on
us becomes really wobbly.