Weights & Measurers

Weights & Measures

The Weights and Measures Program seeks to ensure that consumers receive full measure when they purchase a product sold by weight, measure, or count, and that any statements on packaging which declares a weight or measure are accurate. Accurate weights and measures are the basis for any quality control process used in industry. Weights and Measures also regulates the manufacture, renovation, sterilization, and processing of bedding products, to protect consumers from unsanitary bedding, and to assure that they know what kind of material is utilized as fill.

Educational Material

NIST – Get What You Pay For: At the Grocery Store

NIST – How to Get What You Pay for at the Pump