Are the Fruit Stickers Edible?

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A number of rumors claimed that there are a number of fruit stickers that are eatable. This news was circulated on a large scale on the internet. The HLN article published in January 2014 indicating that fruit stickers are harmless and eatable. Most of the shoppers are well-known about PLU code stickers on various kinds of fresh fruits and they are commonly removed before eat like bananas and apples. But if you have eaten one or two then don’t worry because these stickers are being made by harmless papers and glue is also made by food grade items. It is also important that article of HLN said that fruit stickers are eatable but also warned people to removing them is a best practice.

It is noticeable that HLN quoted WikiHow as a source of this article and said that PLU code stickers are being made by eatable papers. But WikiHow did not verify the claim of HLN that fruit stickers are being made by eatable paper and also not stated any confirmation that which regulatory authority verifying its harmlessness. We also could not find any specific information regarding the proclamation that fruit stickers are being specifically made by edible paper. A number of websites showed different labels in their articles but it was not specified that these papers are eatable or these are being made by some special papers. It is important that some label materials meet the specific requirements of FDA regulations but not all of them. It is your responsibility as a consumer that wash all the fruit items and remove extra stuff on them, it is more important especially for children.