Full List of Grocers / Produce Farms Selling Apeel-Coated Produce 👇🏼
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Here is an excerpt from the full list by Deep Roots at Home on stores in your area and their position with regard to using or not using Apeel
Natural Grocers: Natural Grocers issued a public corporate statement saying they do not carry any produce or items that have been treated with Apeel’s food coatings.
Sprouts Farmers Markets: Sprouts recently made a decision to not carry any produce that’s treated with Apeel. They announced this internally to employees, but have not made a public statement or policy yet.
Costco: Costco partnered with Apeel as far back as 2018 but recently stopped carrying any produce treated with Apeel. Their corporate produce department said they have no plans to ever sell produce treated with Apeel again. The Limoneira lemons they carry are not treated with Apeel.
Whole Foods: Whole Foods would not give a clear or straightforward answer on if they source produce treated with Apeel. I spoke to three produce departments, three customer service representatives, and three corporate offices. One corporate office said Apeel’s Edipeel and Organipeel food coatings meet Whole Foods’ safety standards. I went and looked at the produce and could not find any items treated with Apeel.
Trader Joe's: Trader Joe's no longer sources any produce treated with Apeel’s food coatings. They have not released a public statement or policy. I requested that they do this.
ALDI: Aldi does not have a policy on Apeel and no employees are able to speak on it. They source produce from brands (West Pak & Limoneira) that use Apeel, but it is not clear whether the items they carry are treated with Apeel’s coatings.
Kroger: Kroger claims that produce items sold under their own label are not treated with Apeel food coatings. However, Kroger is not able to speak about or certify other produce brands that they carry. This policy applies to all of their locations and all of their subsidiaries as well including Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Foods Co, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, Jay C Food Store, King Soopers, Mariano’s, Metro Market, Pay Less Super Markets, Pick’n, Save, QFC, Ralphs, Ruler, and Smith’s Food and Drug. Kroger confirmed that other produce brands they carry are treated with Apeel. Kroger couldn’t verify that their Simple Truth private label is not treated with Apeel.
Target: Target carries produce treated with Apeel including avocados, cucumbers, asparagus, apples, and citrus fruit.
Walmart: Walmart does not use Apeel on any of their Walmart brand or private label produce items. Walmart could not certify other produce brands carried in their stores.
