Onions are safe to eat even if they are sprouting green shoots - just check they don't smell. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-tmn We have been told not to use potatoes that are sprouting as they contain ...

We have been told not to use potatoes that are sprouting as they contain toxins - but how about onions? Good news. We can still eat them. After all, many of us will have spotted long green shoots ...