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PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Standardise grocery package sizes and weights to counter ‘shrinkflation’.

Standardise grocery items’ sizes, weights and volumes to allow easier price comparisons and reduce manufacturers ability to use the deceptive practice of making small reductions in package sizes without reducing the cost or advertising the reduction, commonly referred to as shrinkflation.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
7
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
Background
To allow a fair comparison of grocery product prices and not allow manufacturers to reduce the true value of a product without it advertising the reduction in value.