The Incredible Shrinking Package
When you go shopping you expect a carton of eggs to have a dozen eggs; milk to come in a full quart, half-gallon or gallon-sized container and margarine and butter to be sold by the pound.
But the next time you reach for a food product look at the label closely. What used to be a three-pound tub of Country Crock butter is now actually 2 pounds and 13 ounces.
The former three-pound tub and the new container look alike, but the manufacturers are doing nothing wrong. They are not claiming three pounds in this case. The weight is printed there on the label.
Several manufacturers have been doing this “re-packaging” during the past few years.
Grocery shoppers have come to expect certain sizes in cans and bottles, but a check of three Edmond grocery stores found some changes in packaging.
An example of smaller packaging is found on his carton of Breyers Ice Cream.
Breyers is not the only ice cream maker repackaging its product.
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