Why Grocery Store Fruit Has That Little Sticker. Story by Ilene V. Smith • 2w. ... To avoid confusion at the checkout counter, in 1990, the Product Marketing Association ...

However, using the same codes is not mandated by law, so please note it may not be the exact same code at every store every time. To date, there are 1500 PLU codes in use, the IFPS explained.

Seattle grocery store sticker shock continues to play havoc on locals, but there are ways to counter high prices. Consumerman Herb Weisbaum told KIRO Newsradio’s Seattle’s Morning News there ...

Asked recently by a Yahoo Finance reporter if she gets sticker shock at the grocery store, she twice responded with an unequivocal “no.” ...

For Ellie Currence, every trip to the grocery store brings a moment of sticker shock. "Everything is more expensive, which is a huge bummer because it's the essentials I need," says Currence, who ...

So you've gone to the grocery store, picked up all your produce, and are back home whipping up a tasty meal. As you prep your fruits and vegetables, you find yourself peeling off tiny sticker after ...

Barber's poles and grocery stickers: Healey announces business regulation reforms. May 28, 2025. ... retail stores, banks and credit unions, telecommunications and electric companies, and others. ...

Originally created in the late 1980s by the Produce Marketing Association—which merged with ... “In the case of grocery store food waste, plastic produce stickers make it challenging to ...