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Becel margarine previously 850g, now 800g
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streetfestival lemmy.ca streetfestival@lemmy.ca
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I noticed the smaller container while making toast this morning. I've been watching this product for a while to see when corporate greed would advance another step.

Sanity check: https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=becel+margarine+850g&noai=1&iar=images - Yes, product clearly used to be 850g

Now: 800g as in my fridge, the first link I saw upon searching - https://www.sobeys.com/products/becel-margarine-original-800-g, etc.

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gwl [he/him] lemmy.blahaj.zone gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-10-16
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Okay this is even funnier, some shops are selling both versions at the same time for the same price 😂

product listings for Becel Margarine from Fresh Street Co. first listing - 800g for $9.99, second listing - 850g for $9.99

https://www.freshstmarket.com/sm/pickup/rsid/055/results?q=becel

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ILikeBoobies lemmy.ca ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-08-14
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Okay this is even funnier, some shops are selling both versions at the same time for the same price 😂 https://www.freshstmarket.com/sm/pickup/rsid/055/results?q=becel

That's normal, they are selling off the old stock as the new one comes in.

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reallykindasorta slrpnk.net reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2024-04-19
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Okay this is even funnier, some shops are selling both versions at the same time for the same price 😂 https://www.freshstmarket.com/sm/pickup/rsid/055/results?q=becel

And the new one isn’t grain free or kosher hmm

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gwl [he/him] lemmy.blahaj.zone gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-10-16
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And the new one isn’t grain free or kosher hmm

Wait, how can margarine contain grains?

It's hydrogenated fats

Is the US that fucked on their consumer rights that they can pad it with GRAINS???

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CanIFishHere lemmy.ca CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-03-24
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And the new one isn’t grain free or kosher hmm

It doesn't contain grain, and it's still kosher. Just stop.

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CanIFishHere lemmy.ca CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-03-24
#7 · Quote Reply

Wait, how can margarine contain grains? It's hydrogenated fats Is the US that fucked on their consumer rights that they can pad it with GRAINS???

It doesn't. It's called misinformation.

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gwl [he/him] lemmy.blahaj.zone gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-10-16
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It doesn't. It's called misinformation.

@reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net why the fuck are you making shit up?

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CanIFishHere lemmy.ca CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-03-24
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@reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net why the fuck are you making shit up?

https://www.becel.ca/en-ca/contact/faq

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Washedupcynic lemmy.ca Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-04
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Wait, how can margarine contain grains? It's hydrogenated fats Is the US that fucked on their consumer rights that they can pad it with GRAINS???

It was always grain free and kosher. It was just bandwagoning to make the product seem more amazing than it actually is.

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gwl [he/him] lemmy.blahaj.zone gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-10-16
#11 · Quote Reply

https://www.becel.ca/en-ca/contact/faq

All of our Becel® margarine blends are kosher

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CanIFishHere lemmy.ca CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-03-24
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All of our Becel® margarine blends are kosher

Go figure, right?

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reallykindasorta slrpnk.net reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2024-04-19
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Wait, how can margarine contain grains? It's hydrogenated fats Is the US that fucked on their consumer rights that they can pad it with GRAINS???

I was just joking about the symbols, in the screenshot

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