Shoppers are now growing more and more concerned about the quality and authenticity of the groceries they buy as reports continue to surface online almost every day of people saying they are noticing strange changes in their foods once they are brought home. There have been clips on TikTok of packaged bread that stays oddly springy without molding for months and fruits that do not brown or soften as quickly as expected. The latest example comes from a woman in Ohio who says she purchased organic bananas from Walmart.
The woman said she discovered something unusual after her daughter left one half-eaten for about 24 hours. When she checked it the next day, she noticed the fruit still looked firm and unchanged instead of turning mushy as she expected. “I think that’s weird,” she said in her TikTok video. “I feel like this is fake.”
Typically, bananas begin to soften and brown once peeled because exposure to air triggers oxidation and it gradually changes both their color and texture. Even when the peel darkens quickly, the inside usually becomes noticeably softer over time, especially after being left out for hours.
However, in this case, the half-eaten fruit that was shown in the video appears firm and pale even after sitting for roughly a day, which understandably made the woman concerned.
Online Reactions Raise Food Quality Concerns
Netizens in her comments agreed with her that the fruit looked off, with one even claiming that it was “definitely not organic” and another concluding that “our food is not safe.” Someone else said it looked like a “fake banana” because it doesn’t “have the black tiny seeds in the center.”
Some people also shared their own similar experiences. “I made banana bread yesterday with bananas who’s [sic] peels went black, but the inside was still good, not mushy or soft. thought it was odd,” one person commented. Another added, “Apples are the same they don’t turn brown either,” while a separate comment agreed, writing, “Yes with apples as well and bread.”
While experts often attribute slower spoilage to factors such as refrigeration, hybrid crop varieties, or controlled storage conditions during shipping, consumers should still pay closer attention to what they eat and how it changes over time.
