Shrinking Milka chocolate bar tricked consumers, says German court
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The company behind Milka should not have sold the slightly smaller chocolate bars without modifying the packaging. A court in Bremen, Germany, has ruled that the bars from the American food group Mondelez violate antitrust laws.
The chocolate bar recently started containing 10 grams less chocolate, but this is not clearly stated. The bar has also become more expensive.
Consumers in Germany are being cheated when they buy a Milka chocolate bar, a court in Bremen has ruled, writes the BBC.
Major chocolate maker loses landmark 'shrinkflation' case after smaller bars 'tricked shoppers'
A German court has ruled against the maker of Milka chocolate in a landmark shrinkflation case, finding that shoppers were misled when the size of a popular bar was reduced while the packaging remained largely unchanged
New Milka chocolate bars with a lower weight violate competition law and may not be placed on the market in their current form. This was decided by a court in the German city of Bremen. The consumer organization that brought the case has been vindicated.
The indignation was great among the customers: higher price, but less in the new Milka chocolate table - and nobody noticed it. That's not possible, the Bremen Regional Court ruled now.
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