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Default Kroger will start selling longer-lasting avocados this week

On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 2:05:14 PM UTC-4, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 11:47:08 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > Not just avocados either. How did they do it? Read on . . .
> >
> > https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/busin...eel/index.html

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> And THEY have TESTED this on humans?


According to the maker of the coating:

Apeel is made of plant-derived materials €” lipids and glycerolipids €” that exist in the peels, seeds, and pulp of all the fruits and vegetables we already eat.

They expect the EU to approve it, and they're much stricter than the U.S.

Cindy Hamilton