A Grays teacher has slammed a supermarket for selling a whole pineapple in single-use plastic.

Jeff Pedley criticised Asda in Grays after he found the peeled and cored fruit in a plastic pot on the shelf for £1.75 at the store.

The 33-year-old sarcastically posted a snap on social media, asking the supermarket: 'You do know that pineapples come in their own, natural casing?'

His post sparked outrage online.

Bec McKeown wrote: 'But, but, you mean you actually want people to peel and cut the things themselves?'

Ceridwen Coulby said: 'Shame on you Asda, with plastics choking the planet most shops are trying to cut down on plastic packaging, there is literally no need for this.

Jeff said Asda offering this product as 'a kick in the teeth' towards protecting the environment.

He told Deadline News: 'We all know the damage that single-use plastics are doing to the environment.

'It must be said that most supermarkets seem to be actively starting to reduce their plastic use, therefore it's a bit of a kick in the teeth to Asda doing the opposite and covering fruit with single use plastic. People put convenience over environmental value.'

An Asda spokesman said: 'Plastic reduction is really important to us, which is why we have removed 6,500 tonnes of unnecessary plastic packaging from our own brand products over the last year and have committed to ensuring all of our packaging is fully recyclable by 2025.'