Now that Pesach is behind us and we are back in the stores buying food to stock up our empty pantries, how can we tell if an item was baked after Pesach?
Some people are careful not to eat any Chametz products that were produced before Pesach, due to concerns that they may not have been sold properly. This explains why in some supermarkets you will see items with stickers stating 'Baked after Pesach' or 'Made with flour that was ground after Pesach'.
You can check the production date of any product, and in that way see exactly when the item was made.
Another option is to check the production code of the food product (this is separate from the barcode). The production code is used by the factory for tracking and control purposes. The usual method is to number all the days between January 1st and December 31st, and use this number in the production code. The day after Pesach, Tuesday 30th April, 2024 - כ"ב ניסן, was the 121st day since the beginning of the year. So, its production code should include the digits 04-121, or 4121.
Any product with the code on it of 4121 onwards was manufactured after the end of Pesach.
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