Have you ever considered how many people have handled a bag of salad or packet of pasta before it has made its way onto a supermarket shelf? Or how many shoppers have picked it up and then put it back?
There’s no evidence to suggest coronavirus can be passed on through touching packaging and the official stance from the World Health Organization is that packaging is an unlikely transmission route, despite the fact that the virus can survive on plastic for up to 72 hours. Nevertheless, attitudes and behaviours have understandably shifted over the past few months.