Ferrero tops list for ‘over packaging’

WEIGHT Ferrero Collection PACKAGING makes up 42% of the total weight of Ferrero Rocher Collection chocs, a probe has found.

It was the most over wrapped chocolate brand in the study by consumer watchdog Which?.

And just 11% of the plastic and foil wrapping was found to be recyclable.

Ferrero said packaging is “carefully designed to maintain the quality that is the hallmark” of its brand.

It added the box can be recycled in other countries but not in the UK yet.

There is no suggestion that packaging made up any of the net weight of chocs as listed on boxes.

The study found 30% of the total weight of Waitrose’s Christmas Chocolate Favourites is packaging, making it second worst.