Even though nearly every piece of fruit in the produce aisle has a little sticker on it, most people probably never give them much thought. Well, here's a chance to make up for lost time. Following ...
As you wait for the perfect moment to bite into your ripe peaches and shiny apples, there's one habit you should break to preserve their freshness, and that's peeling the sticker off too soon. It's ...
Go to the closest trash can. Examine the exterior and the crusty walls inside. Search the folds of shiny, black garbage bag hanging over the edge. Somewhere in there hangs a fruit sticker, ripped off ...
When stocking up on apples, bananas, and avocados at the grocery store, you’ve likely noticed that many fruits and vegetables come with a sticker on their surface. These stickers are also known as PLU ...
Have you ever really noticed the little stickers on your apples and oranges? Today, many stickers in the U.S. feature barcodes or a puzzling string of numbers. But around the world, fruit stickers ...
New York based electrical engineer and designer Scott Amron has come up with an idea that could transform the way industries label fruit and vegetables. You may not pay much attention to that fruit ...
Scott Amron really doesn't like peeling those little stickers off fruit from the grocery store. "They're pesky and annoying and they create waste," he tells The Salt. So, he decided to do something ...
TUCSON, Ariz. – A University of Arizona professor has invented a sticker that can tell consumers if a fruit or vegetable is ripe. The stickers will be available to growers next year and should make ...
It may seem like a harmless habit to peel off fruit stickers right after buying your groceries, but experts suggest waiting until just before you eat the fruit. Those tiny stickers are not just labels ...