How 10 grams of chocolate put shrinkflation back in the spotlightThe issue of reducing the quantity of a product without making a corresponding change to its packaging is becoming increasingly tangible as courts begin to confirm concrete standards regarding how consumers should be informed. In the absence of such information, the German court held that the practice may be considered misleading to consumers. 539/2024, under which traders are required to clearly and visibly display both the reduction in product quantity and the fact that the price has not changed. [7] “Shrinkflation, skimpflation and sneakflation: ways of hiding inflation”, Benn-Ibler Rechtsanwälte, 15 January 2026, available at usancen.lawthek.eu[8] ANPC Order No. “Shrinkflation, skimpflation and sneakflation: ways of hiding inflation”, The Sloman Economics News Site, 5 February 2026, available at slomaneconomics.com.