Most shoppers are familiar with PLU code stickers on fresh produce, commonly removed prior to the consumption of portable fruits like apples and bananas. Rumors claiming that fruit stickers are edible ...

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 ...

During my broke college days, I worked as a grocery checker. Surprisingly, it was a job I really enjoyed—I got to talk to all kinds of people and marvel at the weird things they bought. (Like the guy ...

In Too Afraid to Ask, we’re answering food-related questions that may or may not give you goosebumps. Today: Are fruit stickers, um, edible? You’re splayed out on the beach like a jellyfish. Peach ...

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 ...

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 ...

You may have collected them or stuck them onto your desk when you were at school, but odds are you've never really thought about why there are stickers on fruit. And even if you have noticed them, ...