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Originally Posted by courtyard
For me the stickers are very important...
The codes that start with the number 9 mean they are grown organically.
The codes that start with a number 4 are sprayed with toxic pesticide.
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That isn't true.
If they start with a 9, it means they are organic - and might be sprayed with insecticides that have been approved for organic farming. It also means that the farm upwind of them MIGHT have sprayed, and some of those toxins MIGHT be on the organic farmer's fruits anyway. But the organic farm didn't use any non-approved insecticides.
If they don't start with a 9, it means they have not gotten organic certification. They might - or might not - be using any toxic insecticides, or they might be using the insecticides approved for organic farming. The ONLY thing it means, is that they don't have the organic certification itself.