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Consumers ripped off on fresh fruit and vegetables, charged more for loose produce than plastic wrapped equivalent: new report - Australian Marine Conservation Society (www.marineconservation.org.au)

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[–] Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I believe it, but like, why? I really want to know what drives that kind of decision.

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I's thinking for pre-packaged, as in before it gets to the store, it'd be a difference in handling and shelf stocking at the store level.

And plastic would protect from bugs, and humans doing things to the fruit and veg that they don't actually buy. I's told by a friend that people will stick their nails into apples, piercing the skin, as some kind of subtle test of the fruit. Maybe thats part of it.

But i dont know. Maybe the grocery stores think think the plastic makes it last longer. Until i read this article last night i thought that was the undisputed case.

[–] sola@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I could only quickly find https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/24/plastic-packaging-increases-fresh-food-waste-study-finds for a reference to this wrap study. It mentions

Wrap studied the five items: apples, bananas, broccoli, cucumber and potatoes, stored in the original packaging and loose, and at different temperatures.

I don't think this a good selection of items to demonstrate plastic doesn't extend product shelf life. Personally I actually put a lot of veg in resealable bags to extend how long it lasts. Overall it definitely works for me.

[–] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 points 22 hours ago

Nice one. Always good to check these sorts of claims further.

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