Asda replaces best before dates with 'secret code' as shoppers baffled

Asda has made a big change to best before dates (Image: Getty) Asda shoppers have been left baffled after spotting that best before dates on fruit and vegetables have disappeared and been replaced with a 'secret code'. The supermarket no longer prints easily decipherable best before dates on key fresh produce like apples, oranges and pears, and the reason is down to food waste. Instead, the supermarket prints a code which shoppers have successfully managed to crack to work out what the secret best before dates really are.

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