Lasers to etch sell-by dates and price onto fruit

n2doc

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Tue Oct-19-10 08:25 AM
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Lasers to etch sell-by dates and price onto fruit

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 8:45 AM on 19th October 2010

Hi-tech lasers which 'tattoo' prices, logos and sell-by dates on to fruit and vegetable skins could make sticky labels thing of the past, a new report showed yesterday.

Leading UK supermarket chains such as Tesco, Asda, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer are now being targeted by the company behind the food-engraving technology.

The Spanish technology company already lasers logos on to melons for French grocery giant Carrefour.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1321588/End-sticky-label-Lasers-etch-sell-dates-price-fruit.html

The comments section is pretty funny

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ThomasQED

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Tue Oct-19-10 09:29 AM
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1. Excellent example of a terrible use of technology

What's wrong with putting the fruit all together in a bin marked with a paper sign? It's a system that's worked for generations. Why does each piece of fruit need to be marked?

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