Sainsbury’s shoppers criticise ‘vile’ mince vac-packs aimed at reducing plastic

New pouches for beef are said to be too compressed' and like I've bought someone's kidney'

Sainsbury's has said it is determined to make more bold moves" to cut plastic and defended itself against criticism of new packaging for mince which shoppers have criticised as very medical", too compressed" and vile".

The supermarket said last month it was the first UK retailer to vacuum pack all its beef mince, part of the retailer's efforts to halve its use of plastic packaging on its own-label products by 2025.