The List Of Codes Lets You Know Where Your Milk Is From

source: Facebook/Moira Tierney Poitras
When we go grocery shopping, we know that the majority of food we’re buying is produced all over the world. However, when you buy a fresh product that expires more quickly than other foods, you probably think that it was made locally. However, this is seldom the case! Moira Tierney Poitras took to Facebook to share a list of codes that will tell you exactly where your milk is from. Here it is!

Alabama: 01
Alaska: 02
Arizona: 04
Arkansas: 05
California: 06
Colorado: 08
Connecticut: 09
Delaware: 10
District of Col.: 11
Florida: 12
Georgia: 13
Hawaii: 15
Idaho: 16
Illinois: 17
Indiana: 18
Iowa: 19
Kansas: 20
Kentucky: 21
Louisiana: 22
Maine: 23
Maryland: 24
Massachusetts: 25
Michigan: 26
Minnesota: 27
Mississippi: 28
Missouri: 29
Montana: 30
Nebraska: 31
Nevada: 32
New Hampshire: 33
New Jersey: 34
New Mexico: 35
New York: 36
North Carolina: 37
North Dakota: 38
Ohio: 39
Oklahoma: 40
Oregon: 41
Pennsylvania: 42
Puerto Rico: 43
Rhode Island: 44
South Carolina: 45
South Dakota: 46
Tennessee: 47
Texas: 48
Utah: 49
Vermont: 50
Virginia: 51
Washington: 53
West Virginia: 54
Wisconsin: 55
Wyoming: 56
Pretty neat, huh? I don’t know about you, but I’m about to open my fridge and check to see where my own milk has traveled from!