Woman Cautions Against Buying "Bubbled" Meat Packages at The Grocery Store

An Aldi consumer cautioned other people against buying "bubbled" packets of hen from the supermarket, bringing up temperature fluctuations as a concern.

An Aldi shopper went viral on TikTok after appearing the difference between two different packets of rooster, highlighting a visible trait consumers must regulate when they're buying foods at grocery retail outlets.

A TikToker who goes by means of Brittany S (@brittself20) on the common social media platform uploaded a clip of herself in the meat phase of an Aldi store, cautioning other people against buying "bubbled" plastic rooster packaging.

Brittany says in the video: "Just a little word of advice when you are shopping for meat and you can actually see the meat through the package. Feel it, that's good."

She shows off the bundle that she says is the more or less hen that you wish to have: the plastic is wrapped in this type of means that consumers can really feel its texture in the packaging.

She then transitions the camera to sing their own praises the type of hen she would advise against purchasing from supermarkets: those in "bubble" wrapped style plastic, which prevents consumers from having the ability to press thru and really feel the hen breasts they're buying.

But it is not the "feel" of the rooster that's of a concern, but relatively the fluctuations in temperature Brittany tells customers they want to glance out for.

Brittany continues, "But if it's bubbled up like this, that means that it is changed temperatures too quickly went from hot to cold or vice versa so always avoid the meat that is bubbled up like this."

This isn't the first time a TikToker claimed that swollen packaging could also be unsafe for folks to devour. Maneet Kaur, an English food product developer (@minsmeals) says in a video appearing off a "bubbled" package deal, telling other folks the meals inside of is unsafe for consumption.

She says in her clip: "Both of these products are in date, but this one pack has blown and that basically means that the film is spongy to touch … That means there is bacteria inside this pack of food now, even though the packaging says it is in date, it is not safe to eat.

However, Eating Well published a piece that says this is more than likely not the case. The outlet consulted with the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service's Meredith Carothers, who said that there could be a number of different reasons as to why food packaging can "swell" up.

Meredith indicated that there could be a number of meat/poultry products packaged in "MAP" which stands for "modified atmosphere packaging," which injects "inert gases" that are used to "extend the shelf existence" of foods.

This same phenomenon can be seen in bags of chips, which many shoppers may think are filled with "air." This is not the case: special gases are put inside of chip bags that help to keep the salty treats crisper for longer, plus provide an extra cushion for its contents to move about during shipping to prevent the contents from breaking down into little bits.

There were still many other TikTokers who agreed with Brittany's post, however, they said that folks should stay away from bubbled packaging: "That is going for lettuce, milk cartons, etc. Stay away from any food this is bubbled up."

Someone who said they were a former Aldi employee commented that the way the chicken was stacked in the refrigerator section of the store wasn't done properly: "Also coming from a former 2yr Aldi worker, those meat packages must only be stacked 2 prime to handle the temp"

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