An agricultural association criticizes Lidl's organic apples.
Because the apples have come a long way.
Wesermarsch - Organic products can also be purchased at Lidl.
But organic does not mean regional - that was also established by the LsV Wesermarsch.
The Agricultural Association pointed out a certain product on Facebook: Lidl apples.
Advertised as organic and packaged in Austria.
But the origin of the apples cannot be found in the European Union.
Because the fruit was imported from Chile.
Organic apples at Lidl cause criticism
For the association it is clear: "The long transport alone puts organic products into perspective ..." and calls on consumers to take a closer look and prefer to buy regionally.
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Criticism of Lidl apples: "Certainly not a German organic"
Other Facebook users seem to agree with the association.
One user writes: “Apples from Chile are definitely not German organic and when they are brought around the globe, it is also a lot of environmental pollution.
Is that correct? ”So it is good that“ in some Lidl branches there is an extra space for goods “from our region”, ”explains another user.
“When I buy, I always pay attention to where the goods are coming from. It takes longer to go shopping because I have to read a lot of the small print, but people are worth it ”. However, he found that there were hardly any apples from Germany in the Edeka supermarket, for example. Most recently, Edeka was awarded the Greenpeace prize “Golden Kotzwurst 2021” for “special unearned earnings in climate and animal protection”.
(jsch)