Popular supermarket in strife after one outraged shopper posted a photo showing hundreds of bananas packaged in plastic.

The image of the bananas, stacked on pallets inside an Australian supermarket, was posted to Reddit on Saturday and quickly attracted over a hundred comments.

‘Bananas now need packaging it seems,’ the user posted online.

‘They come already pre-packaged by nature!’ someone replied.

Many pointed out the overuse of plastic packaging, claiming the packaging had nothing to do with freshness and more to do with the supermarket giant maximizing profits.

The overuse of plastic in supermarkets has been a source of contention among Australian consumers for years.

Both Woolworths and Coles said they use the plastic packaging to ensure the food stayed in fresh conditions on the shelves and it is preserved through the supply train.

Do we need to be more aware of Health and Safety?

Shouldn’t we be thankful? Given the rise of infections like the measles, whopping cough and especially after the terrible flu season we had last year. Imagine the amount of times one piece of fruit is handled as it goes down the chain from grower to delivery to supplier and then the amount of consumers that handle them when picking out the best produce.

It may well be a better option to try and protect families from picking up any bugs that are currently doing the rounds. Don’t you think?

Do you think the packaging is necessary?

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