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Did Nelsen dish detergent shrink?
1000 → 900 ml −10.0%Size Facts
Before1000 ml
After
900 ml
Hidden unit-price rise at same price+11.1%
When2022
CountryItaly
Evidenceconsumer-group / news investigation
Confidencehigh
Source: Altroconsumo analizza la shrinkflation: fenomeno insidioso, interviene l’Antitrust (finanza.lastampa.it). Source fetched 2026-10-14. Check the math in the calculator.
What the source says
“sono le confezioni di Philadelphia light (passate da 200 a 190g), di Kinder Brioss (da 280 a 270g), di Krumiri Bistefani (da 300 a 290g), di detergente piatti Nelsen (da 1.000 a 900 ml) e di fazzoletti usa e getta, il cui contenuto in ogni singolo pacchetto è passato in molti casi da 10 a 9 fazzoletti. A”
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