Supermarket slammed for selling packaged, pre-peeled onions

People are up in arms about these packaged, pre-peeled onions. Photo / via Twitter

A supermarket in the UK has been criticised by shoppers for selling pre-peeled onions in plastic packaging.

Customers at Lidl have slammed the budget supermarket for the use of plastic wrapping on its "ready to cook naked onions", The Sun reported.

The two-pack of the "ready-peeled" vegetable costs 79p ($1.50) — compared to 89p ($1.68) for four large, unpeeled onions in a UK store.

Found this #pointlessplastic monstrosity in @LidlUK this morning 😵 seriously?! 2 peeled whole onions on a plastic tray wrapped in #plastic film 😡 no @lidl! Just no, I don't have words for this#waste #plasticfree pic.twitter.com/l64j5UGn2S

— Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones (@WinnieCJ) January 14, 2018

That means that one peeled onion wrapped in plastic costs almost twice that of an unpeeled one.

The Sun recently reported that UK shoppers were paying up to 54 per cent more for loose fruit and vegetables, and could buy them cheaper wrapped in plastic packaging.

Last week UK store Marks & Spencer came under fire for selling a "cauliflower steak" wrapped in plastic for £2 ($3.79) and Sainsbury's has been ridiculed for stocking plastic covered coconuts on shelves.

New Zealand supermarkets have also been criticised for their overuse of plastic packaging.

Last week Marks & Spencer came under fire for selling a "cauliflower steak". Photo / via Twitter

Other supermarkets stock more expensive, ready-diced onions that are also packaged in single-use plastic.

Now, environment-conscious customers have expressed their disgust at the goods from Lidl.

Today In Lidl. Stupid use of plastic packaging and, well, actual words. Suddenly those M&S cauliflower steaks not looking so silly.... @LidlUK #plastic #plasticpollution #PlasticFreeAisle #bloodystupid pic.twitter.com/uYLuYzmH9S

— Lorna Rees (@thegobbledegook) January 12, 2018

Just as I was singing the praises of @LidlUK and their wonderful unwrapped veg, I come across this monstrosity - naked Onions !!!
Remove the perfectly good protection & then add plastic protection.
Unacceptable Lidl pic.twitter.com/eRDYEzEFsl

— David Rose (@david_navigator) January 13, 2018

In New Zealand, there is currently a push to ban single-use plastic bags, with Countdown and New World going plastic bag free by the end of 2018.