Letter is month number is day.
So A5 is january 5th.
But, with Tesco's fruit and veg even the stuff well within the best by date is often well past it."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52313191","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"KenKorda"},"datePublished":"2024-03-02T22:29:45.000Z","text":"First world problems "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52311883","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"BanditHeeler"},"datePublished":"2024-03-02T17:59:53.000Z","text":"Stock rotation? At Tesco? "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52312666","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Moss.b"},"datePublished":"2024-03-02T20:32:14.000Z","text":"Lidls is the worst, don't understand even after reading online. But their stuff is way passed. Lettuce that is not crunchy any longer etc. I try to avoid when I can."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52312219","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"cecilmcroberts"},"datePublished":"2024-03-02T18:51:27.000Z","text":"Every supplier can be different. It's what you call a Julian Date Code, actually isn't a standard for it. Normally it is week number and day code (not date, day of the week) it was picked/packed. It is not linked to what will last the best. Real world example from Christmas, Sprouts picked on a Monday, fine, picked on a Tuesday when had been a frost overnight, Monday's lasted longer than Tuesdays."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52312372","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"windym"},"datePublished":"2024-03-02T19:25:22.000Z","text":"Worrying about bbd on Tesco fruit and veg is the least of your worries. Buy from a decent supplier."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52322446","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"dorey69"},"datePublished":"2024-03-04T17:00:08.000Z","text":"Tesco freshness has gone downhill big time. I’ve always shopped at Tesco but for over a year the quality is ridiculous, if I don’t blanch or freeze my meat asap. It’s going off within days. I’ve stopped buying chicken from there all together because it’s gone off before the best before date."}],"commentCount":32,"interactionStatistic":13,"articleSection":"Ask"}