Food

Is it fair for companies to charge more for gluten-free and vegan products?

For

These products cost more to produce and are for special diets.

Against

It takes advantage of people with health needs.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • reputable GF manufacturers do some quality control and test their products for gluten, this adds cost.
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  • if a manufacturer chooses to use a third party cert this cost is passed along to the consumer.
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Against

  • if there are few players in the game you can set higher profit margins.
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  • Could the price raise also be due to companies taking advantage of fad diets or the rumors that gluten free diets are healthier for you?
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