Why in the USSR they put plastic numbers in cheese and what did they mean: interesting facts

Hard cheese is a delicious product that is often used in the preparation of salads, sauces, pizza, and casseroles. But it is very important to be able to choose high-quality, natural cheese instead of a cheese product.

Very often, when buying cheese, you can see various numbers in it, and FoodOboz editorial staff will tell you what they mean and why they are placed in cheeses.

To begin with, it is worth noting that the numbers in cheese are not plastic, they are made of casein, a complex protein that is also made from milk and is not dangerous.

As for the reasons why numbers are placed in cheese so that they are visible, they help employees to find out the cooking number and the date of production of the product. As often, certain technologies may not be followed in the production of cheese. So, for one reason or another, the product may be spoiled and not meet the required standards. In order to calculate all the cheese heads of a particular batch, casein numbers are used, which are placed on top.

This has been an essential element in cheese since the Soviet era. Nowadays, all cheese production processes are perfected and many people use other options for product labeling.