Scrap this pack!

Jo Swinson MP has reported producers of two Easter eggs to Trading Standards officers for breaching packaging regulations.

The Easter eggs, made by Lindt and Nestle, came out worst in a survey of Easter egg packaging carried out by the East Dunbartonshire MP.

Jo Swinson said:

“These Easter eggs epitomise why consumers are so frustrated with over-packaged goods, especially at Easter. The eggs take up just 9% of the volume of the packaging, and the Nestle egg has actually increased the amount of packaging used compared to a survey I carried out last year.

“There are clear legal requirements placed on packaging, and these eggs certainly go beyond what is necessary to protect the product. You just have to look at the bewildering array of Easter eggs on offer to see that producers are locked into a packaging ‘arms race’, competing for space on the supermarket shelf with bigger and more attention-grabbing products.”

“The Government must take the initiative and force supermarkets and producers to stop this wasteful, unnecessary use of resources.”