A former Tesco employee has claimed that vegetable bags have 'secret codes' that many shoppers might not know about.
The ex-supermarket worker, who goes by the name of @financegirlbargains on Tik Tok, shared the discovery she claims to have learned in staff training at the major store.
Sharing the clip of a packet of mangetout as an example, she showed the codes A3 and A6 as she explained what the higher number means.
She captioned the clip: "Tesco staff training taught me the higher the number the fresher the product."
While the code doesn't show how 'fresh' a product is, the number is in fact used by Tesco to indicate the date of the month the produce was packed.
Tesco, along with several other supermarkets including Asda, Sainsbury's and Lidl, removed 'best before dates' on fresh fruit and vegetables to help reduce waste.
The clip has since been liked by nearly 30,000 shoppers, with many commenters agreeing that the numbers on the front of the packet are called a 'Julian Code', which means that the letter stands for the month and the number is the date.
One shopper explained in the comments: "Julian code. The letter stands for the month & the number is the date. So A = January and 6 is obviously 6th x."
A second agreed: "A = January, 6 = 6th. applies to all fruit and veg. A is January, B is February and so on."
However, there were quite a few other shoppers who were previously baffled by the code on the front of bags and have expressed their gratitude to the original poster for helping them to figure it out next time they are in-store.
One thankful shopper said: "Omg thank you for this."
A second commented: "I had no idea!! thank you for sharing."
A fourth joked: "Every little helps."
The Daily Record has reached out to Tesco for a comment.
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