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    Was watching KITV news tonight and there was a national report that there are planning to replace sticky paper labels on fruit and vegtables with tatooing the information on the skin of the fruit/vegtable using a laser.

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    Re: Hi-tech fruit and veggies

    Here's an article from the New York Times about it.

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      Originally posted by from the 2nd page of the article that Glen linked
      But can laser coding and beautiful fruit bowls coexist?

      "Anything that permanently changes the fruit is going to be a hard sell," Mr. Harris said, "especially to buyers of organic produce."

      Students of still-life painting might agree. "For literally hundreds of years, artists have immersed themselves in the color and curvature of the perfect peach or apple," said Joseph Rishel, a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art who specializes in Cézanne. "So a tattoo sounds like a desecration."
      *sigh* it's not like the entire fruit is tatooed, just reposition the fruit so that you don't see the label.

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        At least that's not potentially dangerous like the GMO (genetically altered) fruits and veggies that are coming on the market now. And those students of still-life (I used to be one) can use squint a little harder and envision that perfect fruit with no laser label (or turn it around), and "fill in the dots".

        Miulang
        "Americans believe in three freedoms. Freedom of speech; freedom of religion; and the freedom to deny the other two to folks they don`t like.” --Mark Twain

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