Why is there stickers on apples

Kids peel them off of apples and toss them to the ground. Or they get stuck to clothes and shoes and eventually end up outside. Once they become litter they will contaminate our waterways and lands forever until, depressingly, they are ingested by marine life.

First, peel off all of the PLU stickers as soon as you bring your groceries home, before you put produce into your fridge or bin. Then, make sure every single sticker ends up in the landfill-bound garbage. Looking for an alternative to trashing these stickers? Some have taken to collecting them or creating art with them, which is pretty cool and creative! Because the internet has many claims that PLU stickers are made with "edible paper," however, it is important to emphasize this again: avoid ingesting produce stickers.

If you accidentally ingest a sticker on an apple, don't panic. It will go through your body just fine, just like chewing gum which is also made of plastic. But don't make it a habit of eating fruit stickers just because you can. Where did the myth that these stickers are edible come from?

FDA compliant means a material is safe for direct food contact and that once the food and material are separated, there won't be any residue from the material left on the food that could harm you. Let's make fruit shopping more fruitful! The opinions expressed within this article are the personal opinions of the author.

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