PLU education

This feature in a Washington paper provides some background to consumers about the old reliable PLU sticker. She correctly notes that both the industry and consumers are looking for something fresh. A little PLU education is going on with the author noting that

Four-digit numbers indicate produce was conventionally grown and could have been sprayed with chemical pesticides or weed killer.

Five-digit numbers that begin with the number “9” indicate organic produce.

Five-digit numbers that begin with the number “8” indicate genetically modified produce.