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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Susan Sanchez

Viral 35-Year-Old Mars Bar Revives Shrinkflation Debate Over Smaller Chocolate Bars

A 35-year-old Mars Bar has revived the UK shrinkflation debate after weighing far more than a current bar (Credit: Asim18 / Asim Saleem/Wikimedia Commons)

A 35-year-old Mars Bar found during a house clearance in Scunthorpe has gone viral after its size was compared with a current bar. The older bar weighs 62.5g, about 56 per cent more than the 40g version used in the comparison.

Victoria Gordon found the unopened bar on 5 August while clearing a property for Pocket Rockets. Its wrapper carries a best before date of February 1991. Her online post later drew more than one million views and prompted questions about how much the chocolate bar has changed.

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