Did Lysol disinfecting wipes canister (Canada) shrink?

Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before80 wipes
After75 wipes
−6.2%smaller
Price per wipe · if the price stayed the same+6.7%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.

How big a cut? The joint 43rd-largest of 57 documented dish & cleaning cuts (tied with 2 others); a bigger cut than 11% of all 1,394 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →

When
2021–2023 · reported 15 Jun 2023
Country
Canada
Brand
Lysol
Category
Dish & Cleaning
Source
ici.radio-canada.ca

Source and evidence

Radio-Canada — Bienvenue au rayon des formats réduits (réduflation database, updated 27 Oct 2026) ici.radio-canada.ca

Source fetched 2026-11-06.

No response from Reckitt.

Evidence
Typenews organisation database (Radio-Canada, old and new formats checked against dated photos or web archives; companies asked to respond)
Confidencehigh

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Against official inflation: StatCan CPI (CA) “household cleaning products” changed +12.8% (2023 average vs 2021). The size cut alone raises the price per wipe by +6.7% if the shelf price stayed the same (the source recorded no prices). Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.

What the source says

“Radio-Canada database record: Lysol (Reckitt), product type "Lingettes désinfectantes". Old format: 80 units. New format: 75 units (documented 2023).”

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ShrinkRadar, “Did Lysol disinfecting wipes canister (Canada) shrink? 80 wipes → 75 wipes”, https://shrinkradar.com/cases/lysol-disinfecting-wipes-canister-canada-2021-2023.html, accessed 2026-11-07. Original source: Radio-Canada — Bienvenue au rayon des formats réduits (réduflation database, updated 27 Oct 2026) (https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/2023/reduflation/base-donnees-produits-aliments-epicerie-formats-taxes/).

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