Hungarian authorities claim that the big retailers sell products of inferior quality on the markets in Eastern Europe, even though they use the same brands and prices as in the countries of Western Europe, reports EurActiv.com.

The National Office for Food Safety (NEBIH) in Hungary analyzed a total of 24 food products sold in the Lidl and Aldi supermarkets. Following the analysis, the institution found that the local version of the Manner wafers is less crispy than the one sold in supermarkets in Austria. The analysis also identified another difference in quality for the Nutella cream, which is less sweet in Hungary than in Austria.

Janos Lazar, the head of the cabinet of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said that officials would launch a large-scale assessment of the products sold in Hungary.

Hungary is not the only country concerned about the poor quality of products sold in Eastern Europe. Slovak officials announced two weeks ago that they had found differences in taste, composition and appearance in almost ten food products sold locally, compared with the same products in Germany and Austria.

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