A tale of two TESCO strawberry punnets, one Scottish and one English. Need they both have to be British?

A letter in the Western Daily Press published on August 31st.

New labelling policy upsets everybody.

It seems that TESCO have stopped labelling punnets of Scottish strawberries with the Saltire as English customers have complained that English strawberries are not labelled with the Cross of St George.  All packaging will now be emblazoned with the Union Flag.  Our neighbours in Scotland are, understandably, annoyed by this.  TESCO have managed to upset both English and Scottish consumers.



As TESCO seem happy to sell milk displayed with the English flag why cannot the company label a punnet of strawberries in the same fashion?



Label produce from Scotland with the Saltire and that from England with the Cross of St George, Welsh and Northern Irish produce should be treated similarly.  Such a policy would, I suggest, leave TESCO with lots of happy customers in whichever part of Britain they happen to do business.

S.W.
Ilminster, Somerset.