NIST, Food Marketing Institute co-host webinar on ensuring accurate net weights in retail
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 09:40
in Mathematics & Economics
A reliable and trustworthy system of weights and measures is vital for economic activity. Maintaining that system requires constant vigilance, and that's where the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Weights and Measures Division (WMD) comes in. While the division routinely hosts meetings and online classes to help state regulators enforce compliance, NIST is now making an effort to reach out to industry and retailers so that they can proactively identify and address problems in their measurement procedures before the regulators show up. Proactive compliance will save industry money in fines and reduce pressure on state weights and measures enforcement resources while ensuring fairness in commerce...