Thursday, July 21, 2005
Tattooed Fruit
According to this New York Times article, laser technology is being used to tattoo fruits and vegetables with their names, identifying numbers, countries of origin and other information that helps speed distribution. It just burns the outer layer of the skin. I never really liked those little stickers they put on fruit but permanently disfiguring the skin with a laser seems like overkill. The skin is there for a reason. I wonder if the tattoo compromises the fruit's skin so that it could spoil more easily?
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