An angry Aldi customer has criticised the supermarket after discovering a pack of meat that weighed less than stated on the packaging.
The customer uploaded a video to social media platform X after purchasing a pack of three-star minced beef.
“I just bought some minced meat at Aldi. It says 500 grams on the package,” he said.
Then he showed the piece of meat lying on the scales of a weighing scale.
On the display of the device I saw that the meat actually weighed 412 grams.
The customer was not impressed and expressed his displeasure.
“What is Aldi?” he said.
Many social media users were outraged, with some calling for a boycott of the supermarket.
The Aldi customer uploaded a video showing that 500 grams of ground beef weighed much less than it should have (photo)
“Australia, boycott Aldi,” someone wrote.
Some immediately pointed out that supermarkets do not have to specify how much a product weighs, because there is a small detail on the label.
“The magic ‘e’ indicates that the actual weight will be less than advertised. Theoretically it means the weight could be under or over,” someone wrote.
The ‘e’ next to the weight indicates ‘estimate’. They [major supermarkets] “They all do it,” someone else wrote.
Internationally, the quality mark is used to indicate that the contents of the package ‘meet the specified criteria for estimation’.
Others thanked the customer for checking the actual weight, while others expressed surprise.
“Absolutely not, Aldi – almost 100 grams difference,” one person wrote.
Customers have experienced issues with the weight labels when purchasing meat packs from other supermarkets.
The furious customer revealed that the item actually weighed 412 grams (see photo), but commenters on social media were quick to point out that the label on the packaging was an estimate
A Woolworths customer previously shared a photo of their $7.50 lean beef mince, which weighed 262g, instead of the 500g it should be.
Daily Mail Australia has learned that Aldi’s supplier partner has systems in place to weigh their products and that systems that do not meet standards are rejected.
Consumers are advised that they can return products they are not satisfied with for a full refund or a replacement product.
