How Packaging and Product Information Trick Consumers

Although deception is at the core of any fraud, sometimes it's also used inside the law to mislead people and disguise what's really happening, especially when it comes to packaging and product information.

We encounter it every day when we open a carton or package to find out it's only half full, or we get that uneasy feeling that the candy bar or ice cream tub isn't quite as big as it used to be.

Most often we are right in our instincts that the volume is down but the price isn't.

If you take the time, you can often discover what food and other product manufacturers are up to.

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