Branch manager reveals shopping tip: Code is intended to show how fresh fruit and vegetables are. As of: February 26, 2024, 2:14 p.m By: Svenja Jesse CommentsPressSplit Anyone who buys packaged fruit and.

vegetables in a supermarket or discount store often asks themselves: How fresh is. it? A number on the packaging should help. The North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Center is rather critical of this freshness tip. “The LOT number is not consumer information, so we would not recommend that consumers use it,” says wa.de.