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I've never heard of that either justi. I've been concentrating so hard in have few as possible GMOs in my house...Did you know that 90% (yes 90!) of corn is GMO!
posted by
Annicita
on February 12, 2015 at 8:48 AM
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I took time to read up on this gassing process after you posted this. They make it sound not too awful bad, but who knows. We do have a habit of picking out the best looking and best smelling fruit and veggies at the store and leaving the ones we don't like the looks of.
posted by
TAPS.
on February 5, 2015 at 5:26 PM
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Kabu:
I am sure they don't announce it. I heard it from a store that does not do it and I went in search of an answer and asked a person from that department in another place and he said yes that had been a practice for a long time. His response was your fruit and vegetables are fresher when they reach you. My thought was baloney.
posted by
Justi
on February 4, 2015 at 12:21 PM
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Wiley
They fill the containers with some sort of gas so it stops the growth and ripening until they reach their destination. Then they degas them and we buy them no telling how old they are.
posted by
Justi
on February 4, 2015 at 12:17 PM
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Justi
I just have no idea what you mean by 'gassing' the fruit for shipping love you two.
posted by
WileyJohn
on February 4, 2015 at 10:59 AM
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I did not know of that either.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on February 4, 2015 at 9:38 AM
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I have never heard of this... How awful. I cannot cope with the fact that Australian fruit trees have been bulldozed because farmers cannot compete with inferior imports. What a weird world we have ended up living in!!!
posted by
Kabu
on February 4, 2015 at 8:22 AM
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