Countdown is freezing the prices of more than 600 “essential” items over winter, but one health expert says the list, dominated by highly-processed foods, misses the mark. On Thursday, Countdown said it was locking in the prices of hundreds of staples to give customers more price certainty as inflationary pressure grew. (File photo)“But the reality is that we are all impacted by the current environment.”However, health expert and author Niki Bezzant​ expressed concern over the range of products included in the winter price freeze. Today the price is $13.50.”Other items on the list, including Mighty Fresh bread and Countdown baked beans, have also increased in price since late last month. However, Countdown said no price increases were made in anticipation of the price freeze.

Source: Stuff May 06, 2022 03:44 UTC