date:Jun 10, 2015
The idea is to permanently label fresh fruits and vegetables, said Stephane Merit of LaserFood. So we found a way to use a very gentle laser to make a very superficial mark on the fruit. The laser doesn't actually cut into the skin of the fruit in any way, it just takes off the topmost layer of pigment on the skin. A food-grade contrasting liquid is then applied to the fruit to get the desired label.
We can do it for most fruit, said Merit. We're just limited by the size of the fruit itself. Th