An Aldi shopper has been met with a surprise after she found the best before date printed on her hummus, rather than the lid.

The UK woman was left amused after her husband came home with the dip that didn't have a lid and appeared to have been laced with a side of ink.

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Hannah Rose Abbey took to Facebook to share the image which was met with equal parts amusement and disgust by fellow social media users.

"Christopher just got home from Aldi (Salisbury branch) and has found the hummus has no lid and they've just printed the best before date directly onto the hummus and I am crying with laughter," the post said.

"That's so funny but I don't like looking at it....makes my flesh crawl," one shocked shopper wrote.

The hummus. Credit: Hannah Rose Abbey/Facebook

"Hi Aldi. Did you run out of hummus tub lids?" she said in the post to their wall.

"I'm all for reducing my plastic waste but this really does take the biscuit! Purchased today (14/01/2020) from your Salisbury branch!"

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"Very sorry to see this, Hannah," they said.

"If you'd like to send us a message, we'd be happy to help you with this."