While the trial may seem bizarre at a time when big businesses are under pressure to reduce packaging waste, Del Monte insists the addition of a clear plastic bag is actually a green measure.

The company claims that the bag contains ‘Controlled Ripening Technology’ – which extends the shelf-life of the banana by up to six days.

The banana is put into the plastic bag when it is green and, according to the manufacturers, goes on to ripen more slowly than if it had been left in the open air.

The product is also being trialled in the U.S. where the wrapped bananas are selling for one dollar each

For $1 a piece we’d rather pay a banana spider to take a nibble on our leg. The bite is dangerous and quite possibly deadly. But a side-effect from this horrible exercise: uncontrollable boners.

At least the banana spider gives us something we can use.
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