In this article we summarize the most important consumer news of the week for you. This week, among other things, price increases at Haribo and a cheese recall in Bavaria should be noted.
Whether Aldi, Lidl, Edeka or Rewe: the supermarkets and discounters are a constant companion for most Germans – be it for the big weekend shopping or for a quick snack during the lunch break. Of course, the same also applies to the large banks such as the Sparkasse or important services such as the post office and DHL.
In this article, our colleagues from CHIP inform you about the most important innovations, changes and all other events that affect German consumers.
Customers from Aldi, Lidl and other retailers currently have to consider a recall. Since the products are contaminated with Listeria, Bergader in Bavaria is taking a batch of “Bavaria Blu” out of the sale. The details:
Haribo confectionery is still extremely popular. However, the manufacturer has now announced that the prices in this country will be raised significantly in some cases. Read this article to find out why and how much you will have to pay in the future.
Many customers of the Sparkasse and Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken will have to adapt in the future: Both institutes want to discontinue the SMS-Tan procedure this year. Read the background here:
Consumers in Germany have been informed about the recall of Alnatura chips for a few days. Now this is being expanded to include a few products. What you need to know now:
Rewe has a surprise in store for customers: as of July 2023, the advertising brochures, which are still very popular with many, are to be posted at the supermarket. Read what’s behind it below:
The Federal Agency for Occupational Safety and Health warns of the FFP2 masks “Queen Breeze Air”. Since the filter passage is too high here, the products are classified as dangerous.
Three Berliners are said to have denigrated the virologist Christian Drosten on a campsite in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Police and prosecutors are investigating. The allegations are substantiated, and the campsite operator also reacted.
Tarek Müller drove drunk on an e-scooter through Hamburg at night. The police stopped him. A fine of 1,500 euros followed. However, Müller did not want to pay this and lodged an objection. The result: now he has to shell out 80,000 euros.
The US economy shrank in the spring. After a decline in economic output at the beginning of the year, gross domestic product fell by 0.9 percent on an annualized basis in the second quarter, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday. Experts had expected growth of 0.4 percent.
