A doctor's post about the ubiquity of such onions in the market went viral and sparked a discussion about food safety practices.

Are onions covered in black spots safe, or are they contaminated? Well, these black particles are not dirt, but a type of fungi known as Aspergillus niger.

According to an NDTV report, recently, a doctor’s post about the ubiquity of such onions in the market went viral and sparked a discussion about food safety practices. Dr Nandita Iyer wrote on X, “At this point, the only way to get onions that are not coated with black fungus is to take a paring knife to the vegetable market, peel, quality check and then buy. I’ve ordered from every single app/supermarket and I’m sorry to say that I am yet to come across a single onion without the black coating.”

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