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How do you feel about laser-etched labels on your fruit?

  • November 5, 2009 9:13 AM |  
  • By POV
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Laser-etched fruit labels are coming to a store near you. Are you okay with laser-made labels on your fruit?

"Consumers may no longer have to deal with those annoying little adhesive stickers tacked on to fruit and vegetables thanks to new laser etching technology.

The technology uses a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam to label or "etch" information directly on to a fruit's peel or skin.

It has been been approved for use in Canada and many other countries, including in the EU, and is in the final stages of approval in the U.S.

However, Florida researchers questioned whether laser etching would cause fruit to deform or rot more quickly."

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How do you feel about laser-etched labels on your fruit? Would you be more willing to buy fruit with traditional adhesive labels or laser-etched ones?

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