Disposable gloves for selecting produce in supermarkets?

I saw that in big supermarkets in Italy. In the produce section, there are dispensers of those very thin plastic gloves. You are supposed to put them on before picking up fruits and vegetables. Does that make sense to you? Isn’t it overkill? I mean, don’t you WASH your tomatoes and red peppers and celery before you use them anyway? Or for most fruit, don’t you have to peel it?

Does anybody here think it is unhygienic to buy apples and tomatoes that have been touched by other shoppers’ bare hands?