Lent basket: Premiere Wednesday (13/3) with 4% cheaper frozen seafood – 2024-03-12 22:23:05

“The Lenten Basket starts tomorrow and will be valid until May 4th, that is Holy Saturday, for those who wish to buy these products. That is, beyond the species that already includes the Household basket which are fasting, such as legumes, rice, pasta and frozen vegetables, halva, frozen seafood and fasting salads are added.

This was stated by the general secretary of Trade and Consumer Protection Sotiris Anagnostopoulos speaking today on Proto Program 91.6 and 105.8 while adding: “For frozen seafood, there are two interesting facts. Two categories will be given from each supermarket for Lent, at least two items, while according to the data of the Hellenic Statistical Service, frozen seafood is about 4% cheaper than it was at the same time. We hope that with the Lenten Basket we will achieve an even greater reduction and this remains to be seen in the statistics in the coming months.”

In general, regarding the implementation of the measures to crack down on accuracy, the general secretary stated that “in terms of cleaning products and personal hygiene products, as well as baby diapers, we have a reduction of between 15 and 20%. These are the official figures, and it is confirmed by the electronic monitoring that indeed the figures which have been declared are honest. There are constant checks to make sure that everyone, without exception, has done their job and complied with the law.”

Furthermore, he added: “Since we have banned promotions when there has been a price increase, it has been observed that all businesses that used promotions as a means of communicating with the consumer have stopped raising their prices and some, in fact, many I would say, have also recalled new increased price lists since the beginning of the year or even before that, that is, around December. So these prices never appeared.”

The products included in the Lent Basket

1. Rice

2. Bread for toast

3. Bread loaf (standard/packaged)

4. Toasts

5. Spaghetti No. 6

6. All purpose flour

7. Legumes (lentils)

8. Legumes (beans)

9. Legumes (chickpeas)

10. Paris

11. Turkey (sausage)

12. Frozen fish

13. Fresh pork (packaged or not)

14. Fresh chicken (packaged or not)

15. Fresh beef (packaged or not)

16. Fresh whole milk

17. Fresh low-fat milk

18. Highly pasteurized (long life) whole milk

19. Highly pasteurized (long-life) low-fat milk

20. Evaporated milk

21. Unflavored cow’s milk yogurt

22. Low-fat unflavored cow’s milk yogurt

23. Cheese slice

24. White cheese

25. Gouda cheese

26. Low-fat cheese

27. Preserved tomato juice

28. Eggs (cage and barn)

29. Margarines

30. Olive oil

31. Sunflower oil

32. Frozen vegetables (at least two of peas, okra, green beans)

33. White sugar

34. Sweeteners suitable for diabetics

35. Oat products (at least one)

36. Baby cream

37. Infant milk

38. Greek coffee

39. Instant coffee

40. French coffee

41. Orange juice

42. Laundry detergents (liquid and powder – not tablets)

43. Detergents for mopping and cleaning surfaces – bleaches

44. Dish detergents for hand washing

45. Kitchen paper

46. ​​Toilet paper

47. Toothpastes

48. Sanitary napkins or tampons

49. Shampoo

50. Soaps in solid state

51. Incontinence diapers

52. Diapers for babies

53. Baby wipes

54. Baby shampoo

55. Food for dogs

56. Cat food

From March 13, 2024 to May 4, 2024 “Lent Basket”

57. Halva

58. Fasting Salads (spreads – e.g. eggplant salads, taramo salads, etc.)

59. Frozen seafood (at least two types)