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'Skimpflation' warning as tinned mackerel alternative hits more supermarket shelves

Source: FlexChar · Published Sep 12, 2026, 10:37 PM

In World, FlexChar puts this story at the center of the day: Consumer group Which? has called the sale of jack mackerel, a cheaper, less nutritious species of fish, an example of "skimpflation". FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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