Perhaps some handy info to know, but can anyone verify the accuracy?

Theola

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How you can tell which fruit is GMO (Genetically Modified)


An article in the June 26 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer Food section
explains what the codes on those individual pieces of produce really
mean. This is actually *quite* significant because the GMO (Genetically
Modified) industry, despite consumer pressure (and the law in Europe) has
refused to label GMO/non-GMO food in the US. So, while there may not be
any grocery store label, if you can read the individual stickers, you can
find out *exactly* what kind of produce you are buying!
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Sticky But Useful Fruit Labels
As much as we may dislike them, the stickers or labels attached to fruit
speed up the scanning process at checkout. Cashiers no longer need to
distinguish a Fuji apple from a Gala apple, a prickly pear from a horned
melon or a grapefruit.   They simply key in the PLU code -- the price
lookup number printed on the sticker -- and the market's computerized
cash register identifies the fruit by its PLU. The numbers also enable
retailers to track how well individual varieties are selling.
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 the
number 8.*
So, a conventionally grown banana would be 4011, an organic banana would
be 94011, and a genetically engineered banana would be 84011.
The numeric system was developed by the Produce Electronic Identification
Board, an affiliate of the Produce Marketing Association, a Newark,
Del.-based trade group for the produce industry. As of October 2001, the
board had assigned more than 1,200 PLUs for individual produce items.