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1300 produce items worldwide currently hold price look-up (PLU) codes that are also used to indicate a food's origins. A number 9 in front of the four-digit code lets you know your pear is organic, 8 indicates GMO and conventionally grown produce will fall somewhere in the 3 to 4000's. For instance, the international code for guava is 4299. So 94011 means an organic guava. Unless you live in America

The California proposal to require GMO labeling is turning into one of the more intriguing political battles of this Presidential election year. As reports surface that agribusiness giant Monsanto has spent upwards of $4 million on advertising to convince the state's residents not to approve the measure. The Yes on Prop 37 side proposing the labeling requirements just released an ad comparing the "GMO is safe" claims to previous boondoggles like Agent Orange. Watch it here. 

Should GMOs be labeled? Because of a new proposition in Calfornia, Biotech companies are spending millions of dollars to prevent that from happening. Read more after the jump.