It has nothing to do with shoplifting. The seller and manufacturer don't care whether you resell the items, but the Government does. In the U.S., the FDA requir

It has nothing to do with shoplifting. The seller and manufacturer don't care whether you resell the items, but the Government does. In the U.S., the FDA requires that all packaged food products sold at retail contain a Nutrition Facts label. Multi-packs often don't have Nutrition Facts printed on each component wrapper, and so cannot legally be sold under law. In fact, they are required to have "This unit not labeled for retail sale" printed in such cases. [1] https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/ucm2006828.htm https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocument...