UK Chocolate bars to be made smaller in Government anti obesity drive

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The UK government is set to order manufacturers to shrink the size of chocolate bars and fizzy drinks.

Health Secretary Alan Johnson will tell firms such as Mars, Coca-Cola, Britvic and Nestlé that smaller versions of their products should be available in all garages and corner shops to help stop people piling on weight.

This dosn't make any sense because people will only double up on their orders and will be worse off than before these measures. :rolleyes:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1136092/Chocolate-bars-smaller-Government-anti-obesity-drive.html

Sabre0001

Bet prices will remain the same / go up. I've been paranoid about bars getting smaller over time (wrapper may remain the same size).....and it's not just me getting bigger with age

mike65

Misleading topic line, its not an order and standard size proportions shall remain availible.

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mike65 wrote: »

Misleading topic line, its not an order and standard size proportions shall remain availible.

Its the Daily Mail.

rubadub

Sabre0001 wrote: »

Bet prices will remain the same / go up. I've been paranoid about bars getting smaller over time (wrapper may remain the same size).....and it's not just me getting bigger with age

Just check the weights, you have got bigger with age BTW, many think creme eggs were huge since their hands were once tiny. I always remember getting creme eggs in egg cups at breakfast on easter sunday, and my mother had to put tissue to hold them up, yet I have heard a few people who were certain they were once the size of real eggs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury_Creme_Egg

When first introduced in Britain, the original Cadbury Creme Egg weighed 40 grams (1.4 oz) and contained 171.6 Calories.[1] Cadbury Creme Eggs sold in the UK and Canada have remained at this size, but those sold by Hershey's in the United States have decreased in size since their introduction - before 2006 they are listed with a weight of 39 grams,[2] while today they are listed at 34 grams.

I have mars mug with a old advert "2d for 2 good ounces", which is 56g, so they might be bigger now. Not sure of the weight here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_bar

Various sizes are made: miniature bars called "FUN SIZE" (19.7 gram); "Snack Time" (36.5 gram) which is sold in multiple packs; a larger multi-pack size of 54 gram, the regular sized single 62.5 gram bar (which seems to have again been stealthily reduced in size to 58 gram, without any price drop. Jan 2009); and a "Kingsize" 84 gram bar which has since been replaced by "Mars Duo" (91 gram) this is a pack that contains 2 smaller bars instead of 1 large one. The regular 62.5 gram single bar contains 284 calories. (Now 58 gram containing 259 calories.)

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One thing I say for Lidl & Aldi, their chock bars are more delicious, larger and cheaper than any of the UK brands. :pac: