Price look-up code

<p>Price look-up codes, commonly called PLU codes, PLU numbers, PLUs, produce codes, or produce labels, are a system of numbers that uniquely identify bulk <a href="/facts/Produce/goDyR3Fg">produce</a> sold in <a href="/facts/Grocery_store/wvIJYWLV">grocery stores</a> and <a href="/facts/Supermarket/vmmcByVt">supermarkets</a>. The codes have been in use since 1990, and over 1400 have been assigned. The codes are administered by the International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS), a global coalition of fruit and vegetable associations that was formed in 2001 to introduce PLU numbers globally.
</p><p>Produce labeled with PLU codes eliminates the need for grocery store checkers and customers to visually identify different varieties, which can make check-out and <a href="/facts/Inventory_control/170cokUp">inventory control</a> easier, faster, and more accurate, something that is important when varieties of produce look similar, but have different prices, such as organic and conventional (non-organic) varieties.
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Price look-up code