Numeric PLU codes are used on produce to identify how food is grown. However, they might not be as reliable a source of information as we might hope. They can tell us quite a bit of information, but ...

With more than 1,400 price look-up codes (PLUs) now in use around the world, the International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS) has launched a user-friendly app to help users from across the ...

BRAMPTON, Ontario — Loblaw Cos. here plans to accelerate the implementation of POS scanning of small “DataBar” bar codes on loose produce items this fall and early next year at its more than 1,000 ...

I recently learned that the UPC numbers on produce indicate whether the item is conventionally grown (beginning with a 4), organically grown (beginning with a 9), or genetically modified (beginning ...