Avocados with laser-printed barcodes are going on sale at M&S as part of a drive to reduce paper waste. The labels, which are etched onto fruit's skin with lasers instead of stickers, will save 10 ...

Marks and Spencer is paring back its fruit and veg labelling to be more environmentally friendly, replacing stickers with laser-markings. From Thursday, M&S will sell avocados bearing what look ...

Food labels in the UK could be set to be overtaken by a more eco-friendly alternative, as supermarkets including Marks & Spencer (M&S) opt to sell fruit and vegetables with laser-marked labelling.

Avocados to be marked by laser to reduce labelling. By The Newsroom. Published 19th Jun 2017, 17:26 BST. Updated 20th Jun 2017, 15:54 BST.

Laser-labelling technology is already used in other parts of the world, such as Japan and is about to be rolled out in the US by Sunkist Growers under the name 'natural light labelling'.

Intense is developing a laser module which will have the capability of printing text and bar codes on fresh fruit produce labels. The speed and the scale of the printing is achieved by the use of a ...

Laser etching that can effectively 'tattoo' produce has been found to be effective to help identify fruit at the supermarket. Invented by former University of Florida scientist Greg Drouillard ...

Marks and Spencer is replacing stick-on labels with laser marking to be more environmentally friendly. M&S says labelling avocados with lasers is more sustainable - BBC News We've updated our ...

Peeling away the traditional labelling will save 10 tonnes of paper and five tonnes of glue a year, says M&S. More of its fruit and vegetables may be laser-branded in future, the retailer says.