Australian retailers eliminate wax from national apples

Woolworths and Coles, both major?Australian retail chains,?have announced that the national apples will not have added wax for the new upcoming?season. Coles has announced that since April last year they began to not include wax on apples, a step that was well received by part of customers, Brad Gorman, general manager of fresh produce at the company, said in a statement. From the chain, they have ensured that consumers have a tendency to consume fresh and natural foods, so this step to eliminate the wax process offers a more natural view of the apple. The main advantage of applying wax to apples is to look shiny, although an apple without wax will not look so glistening, but its taste and quality will remain as good, containing all the nutrients and vitamins. This decision has been made due to the growing requests from customers to consume more natural fruits and vegetables. For its part, Woolworths already distributes organic apples without added wax in most of its stores.