Weights and measures

Is the weighing and measuring equipment you are using accurate?

Almost all goods today are sold by some reference to either its weight or measure, whether by the pint, litre, gram or metre.

This includes everyday items such as bread, petrol, beer, clothing material, sand or virtually anything else you can think of. Trading Standards enforce a complex set of regulations designed to ensure that the public and businesses can have confidence in their purchases and ensures fair competition.

We do this by:

verifying that weighing and measuring equipment is initially accurate
routinely visiting businesses and checking weighing and measuring equipment
checking products already in the shops
reacting to complaints of short measure

Business Companion provides guidance on the rules on selling goods by weight or measure – quantity, labelling, equipment and inspections.

If you are a Suffolk based business who needs advice on weights and measures or want to arrange equipment testing, contact us on tradingstandards@suffolk.gov.uk.

If you're wishing to complain about short measure you should contact us via our partners at the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133.

Weights and measures

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