A conspiracy or just a problem? Expert explains why your groceries might weigh less than the package

February 26, 2026In Media
Now. Toronto

From 2001 to 2015, Loblaws, Metro, Sobeys, Giant Tiger and Walmart were involved in the bread fixing scandal, which resulted in a class-action lawsuit. In 2023, Canada’s grocery oligopoly was again in hot water, this time due to artificially inflating the weight of meat and seafood products by including the packaging weight.

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