No. For ecological reasons (reminds me of Fr Ted; "that would be an ecumenical matter" lol!) it is no longer in a plastic bag. It is in a reusable cloth bag, which I think is supposed to have a breakable tag on it (not sure) but inside it is supposed to have a cardboard strip around the duvet to show that it has not been used. My set had neither of these and moreover was clearly crumpled and folded in an uneven way, which is how I knew it had been used.