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Did Chicken of the Sea salmon shrink?
3 → 2.6 oz −13.3%Size Facts
Before3 oz
After
2.6 oz
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+15.4%
When2010
CountryUnited States
EvidenceConsumer Reports investigation
Confidencehigh
Source: Consumer Reports — CR Finds More Products Are Getting Smaller (Jan 2011) (consumerreports.org). Source fetched 2026-10-14.
What the source says
“Chicken of the Sea salmon: 3 oz. → 2.6 oz. (13.3%)”
Chicken of the Sea products we track
- Canned Tunas
Chicken of the Sea CHUNK LIGHT TUNA
Net wt.7oz - Canned Tunas
Chicken of the Sea Chunk Light Tuna
Net wt.56 g
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