Walkers has caused frustration among shoppers by altering the color of the salt sachets in their crisp packets from blue to a light hue, making them harder to detect. The modification to the see-through white bags in the Salt and Shake crisps was due to manufacturing challenges.
An unhappy customer shared on the Tesco website, “I mistakenly consumed salt as there was no blue packet. Being a kidney transplant recipient, I must avoid salt. Please inform everyone.” Additional complaints were voiced on Twitter, with fans struggling to locate the salt sachet in the crisps, requesting a return to the blue packaging for easier identification.
Walkers declined to comment when contacted by The Sun but stated on X.com that they had replaced the blue sachets due to sourcing difficulties and assured a return to the blue packaging soon.
This incident reflects a trend where food enthusiasts express disappointment over alterations in product formulations. For example, Ribena lovers were dissatisfied with the taste of the new squash, and similar discontent emerged with changes to Aldi’s Meatsters snack and Sainsbury’s Sweetened Long Life Soya Drink 1L. Nestle faced social media complaints concerning Fruit Pastilles and Jelly Tots.