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
- visiting businesses and checking weighing and measuring equipment
- checking products already in the shops
- reacting to complaints of short measure
If you are a Central Bedfordshire business who needs advice on weights and measures or would like to arrange for some equipment to be tested, please contact us at trading.standards@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
If you wish to complain about short measure you can contact us via our partners at the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133.