A video featuring a jar of pickled cucumbers has gone viral on social media. The clip, filmed in one of the stores of a popular retail chain, sparked outrage after viewers noticed that the cucumbers were not a Polish—or even European—product, but rather came from India. Former Minister of State Assets Jacek Sasin has commented on the situation.
The video, which appeared on several platforms including TikTok and X, shows a jar of gherkins labeled as being produced in India and sold in one of Poland’s most popular supermarket chains—Biedronka.
Here’s the video in question:
Former Minister Comments
Former Minister of State Assets Jacek Sasin, a politician from the Law and Justice (PiS) party, responded to the viral clip. He wrote:
“That’s why it’s so important to support Polish ownership, including in retail. Tusk’s government has not only abandoned the fight for Polish farmers’ interests in the EU (by failing to oppose the Mercosur deal, agreeing to liberalized trade with Ukraine, and accepting a new agricultural budget cut by one-third), but it also takes no action domestically to ensure food security or strengthen Polish capital.”