Jonathan Ball wrote:
> The paranoid irrational food crazies get it wrong, AGAIN.
>
> pearl wrote:
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>> 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.
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>
> HERE we go: the usual paranoid irrational leftist belief that "they" -
> always some mysterious, invisible "they" for the ****ing 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. 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.
>> 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
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