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wes stone
Townville, SC · 20 days ago

don't matter what number is on it these days. wash and peel it if you're not cooking it. you can't trust the sellers or the producers.

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Redd88
Maywood, CA · a month ago

they still sell them

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Dorothy Holland
Portage, PA · 2 months ago

Holy smokes the use to make wax lips and wax teeth and little wax bottles with syrup in them we as kids use to chew the wax lips and teeth

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Max Avalon
Miami, FL · 2 months ago

Many fruits in the U.S.A. have a layer of wax on them to extend there shelf life. Did you know ALL apples contain cyanide, it's most concentrated in the seed. This is from pesticides sprayed on them in orchards.

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Thought Crime
Beverly Hills, CA · 2 months ago

Food is no longer natural.

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ROBERT SUTTON
Freeport, NY · 24 days ago

remember to have a twenty on you for that apple Lol

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Robert Morris
Bradenton, FL · 24 days ago

Be nice to have fangs,claws,and the ability to eat raw meat.Never see me again.

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Wick3d Gh0st
Lake Havasu City, AZ · 2 months ago

How to read the labels: **4-digit codes: Start with a *3* or *4*. This is the standard code for conventionally grown produce. **5-digit codes starting with *9*: This indicates the fruit was grown organically. **5-digit codes starting with *8*: This means the produce is genetically modified (GMO). **Other 5-digit codes: Codes with more than five digits, or those that don't start with a 9, are not part of the international standardized system.

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Pat Car
Clermont, FL · 25 days ago

Where are you going to find a nine? I only see 4's.

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strange behavior
Crestline Heights, AL · 2 months ago

I use vinegar and baking soda to wash my veggies and fruits

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ann Billingsley
Newport News, VA · 4 months ago

I don't believe it would be easy to just was wax off of any fruit or veg. Look at the previous picture of the person scraping the wax off of the apple. You would really need to scrub with something abrasive to remove that from an apple. And how do you scrape a bell pepper covered with wax ? When you peel the skin off of an apple, much of the taste is lost. This leaves the apple tasting much like any other apple. Farm grown and sold gives you a chance to enjoy fresh unprocessed products. Just keep in mind .. pesticides can be on the food from the field ! Makes you want to grow your own, doesn't it ?

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Redd88
Maywood, CA · 2 months ago

so who sells those fruits with 9s? I've only seen 4s or 3s

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Charles Parker
Phenix City, AL · 2 months ago

this isnt true apples produce natural wax to protect their skin from bugs and dirt and it is simple to take the wak off just run it under hot water for 10 seconds and wipe with towel or paper towel

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buybreezing
4 months ago

I wash all my food , meat vegs. and fruit. once you cut it the knife will take what is on the outside and put it on the inside of your food. Plus if you think about it, how many people have touched that item before it made it to your home. 🤔 just wash it people.

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Janice Michael
Gas City, IN · 2 months ago

The way to stop that is buy from a local orchard!

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LilyBug777
Yonkers, NY · a month ago

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Cedric Mosley
Bossier City, LA · 24 days ago

I’m sick of the USA

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Tina Vargas
San Antonio, TX · 20 hours ago

A need to know Ty for sharing.

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0m3n
a month ago

its plant based (Carnuba) or insect based (shellac) wax. its perfectly fine to eat, its natural n even organic

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BM Hobson
Hays, KS · a month ago

yeah that's because the ones that start with 9 are organic so they cost more.

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Koobie Westmoreland
Philadelphia, PA · 4 days ago

Wow this is crazy they shouldn’t be able to sell this 😲

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Shirley Marsh
Middletown, DE · 16 days ago

OMG, that’s not right.

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Bigman
Indianapolis, IN · a month ago

Every time I try to scrape a fruit with a knife they run away screaming. 😅

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The Painful Truth
2 months ago

Exactly wht Europe and other countries will not allie most of our edibles in their country. The US is purely billionaire profit oriented and care less about the environment, pesticides, chemical and pesticides in our food. America, home of the dumb, dumbs

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Linda Gale Anglebrandt
Crossville, Tennessee · 4 months ago

I try to eat an apple a day... I use one drop of dish soap on my apple. Scrub with both hands. Rinse well. Dry with a paper towel. I then slice into sections and cut those sections in half. I enjoy my snack with a little sea salt peeling and all eating with a tiny fruit fork...

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Slugs N nugs
Phoenix, AZ · 2 months ago

it's a edible wax coating nimwit it helps preserve and protect use hot water

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Branch Covidian
New Orleans, LA · 20 days ago

That is NOT what 4 means

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Ljppy Gloss
Glenallen, MO · 25 days ago

4 IS BAD 9 IS GOOD AND SAFE

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Sandy Burkett
Clarksville, AR · 16 days ago

Wash it and then peel it regardless…

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Wilmiester
Hampton, AR · 20 days ago

beeswax, safe to eat

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Verno
Chicago, IL · 22 days ago

wtf

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Stella Rodriguez
Golden, CO · a month ago

I don’t eat the shin

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nikonotron
Phoenix, AZ · 2 months ago

That is a waxy coating that the apple produces to protect the fruit.

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katrina
Galax, VA · 25 days ago

in the label you see a 4 its means that's the bar code

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mrbird killa
Somerville, MA · 21 days ago

I don't eat raw apples,unless cooked,says Adam n eve

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Sky High Sys.
Cleveland Heights, OH · a month ago

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

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Gayle Friedman
Miami, FL · a month ago

Excellence in Healthy Foods!

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Kathryn Gray
South Bay, FL · a month ago

Where I live the stores don’t have it

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Iloveu2025
4 months ago

That's all lies.. just wash the fruits in hot water and then cold water I do all the time and never have any problems enjoying my fruits...👍🥰🙏💕

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Sueann Corlew
Saratoga Springs, NY · 2 months ago

this was started by Bill Gates

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Elizabeth House
Salem, AL · 4 months ago

Just wash well for goodness sake. You may buy the fruit and veggie wash, expensive , or just salt or soda and vinegar and make sure to rinse well. Better yet if you are all freaked out, wash and peel.

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Cecil Marlow
Cincinnati, OH · a month ago

got it thank U for your insite

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William Braylark
Stonecrest, GA · a month ago

Great tip

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Troy M Wright
Omaha, NE · a month ago

😳😳

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Rileyjean Barnes
Wausau, WI · a month ago

the apples also create their own wax by the way

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Todd Debick
Creighton, PA · a month ago

interesting

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Jim Leo
Oreland, PA · a month ago

😲😲😲🤔🤔🤔

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Vince Newell
Miami Gardens, FL · 24 days ago

this is false

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Alpha Panda
Marshall, TX · 25 days ago

That's fucking it!!! I'm going to the car wash after every Walmart haul. 😡

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Dakota Allen
West Branch, MI · 25 days ago

umm no it's not.. that's a PLU code

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Bubba Sharts
Caldwell, ID · 25 days ago

nothing to do with that at all. that is an item number put there by the retailer.

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Shawn
Baltimore, MD · 25 days ago

but all fruits and veggies have these four digit # that starts with 4

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Rafael Cruz
Newark, NJ · 25 days ago

whaoo incredible