Each bag was secured with a different color twist tie. The old one was blue. The new one was white. Seeing the two colors made me think of the 'bread tag code' I learned about from a friend a while back. Basically, each day has a different color twist tie to help you figure out what day the bread was baked.
The system was set up to help stores identify which bread is fresh, which is getting old (so it can be put on sale), and which is out of date and needs to be removed from the shelves. As a rule, unless a stocker has missed pulling an old loaf you should only see two tag colors on the shelves at any one time.
There are a lot of online articles that give a definitive twist tie color schedule, but Snopes says there's no industry-wide standard for color coding. Each manufacturer is free to come up with their own system.
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Five years ago today: Turkey Trivia
Wow.. we have little plastic tag thingys with expiry dates on them, over here in Australia! :)
ReplyDeleteI will put a photo on Sundays post. ;)
For whatever reason, most breads here come with ties instead of tags.
DeleteNever realized the colour was a part of a code, I just check the date.
ReplyDeleteYour eyes must be WAY better than mine...I always have trouble finding and reading the small letters.
DeleteOoh, interesting. I didn't know they mean a lot.
ReplyDeleteI've read about the twist ties too. I didn't realize that each manufacturer could come up with their own though, I figured it would be much easier if it was the same for everyone.
ReplyDeleteYour sandwich sounds really delicious!
It would be easier if the color system was consistent. I guess if you contacted the manufacturer of your bread they could tell you their code.
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