Overview
- Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg shortlisted five products for “Mogelpackung des Jahres 2025” and invites consumers to choose the winner online through January 20.
- Milka bars shrank from 100 g to 90 g as the shelf price rose from €1.49 to €1.99, with display cartons often covering the new weight on the front label; the watchdog has filed a deception lawsuit against parent company Mondelez.
- Dr. Oetker’s Käse-Streusel baking mix was repackaged with contents cut from about 730 g to 370 g, which the watchdog calculates as nearly a 90% hidden price increase.
- Kölln’s XXL chocolate oat muesli dropped from 1,700 g to 1,050 g despite only a nominal price cut, which the watchdog deems a hidden rise of roughly 30%.
- Knorr’s Penne Pomodoro‑Mozzarella rose to €1.99 while contents increased modestly to 181 g, assessed as a 29% hidden hike, and Jacobs 3in1 coffee sticks fell from 18 g to 12 g per stick with a price uptick to €2.79, a 56% increase per unit.