RESIDENTS IN A district in St. Elizabeth are complaining that they are not getting the correct weight for certain food items purchased at a grocery shop.
"I bought a scale in November last year and each time I purchase items from the shop, such as rice, flour and sugar, I weigh them," one of the residents said.
"Just last week I bought five pounds of sugar, five pounds of flour and five pounds of rice and when I went home and weighed them they were each four ounces short.
"When I asked the shopkeeper why I did not get the right weight, he said that was not true. I took them back to him and told him to weigh them over, but he refused. He accused me of being a liar and trickster.
SAME PROBLEM
"Other residents have complained to me about their weight and I offered to weigh the goods for some of them. We all have the same problem.
We decided to take some of the items we purchased to another grocery shop in another district and it turned out we were right. We are not getting our correct weight from that shopkeeper.
Those of use who know what is happening have decided not to purchase such items from that shop".
The Weights and Measures Act gives the Bureau of Standards the authority to appoint inspectors to test weighing and measuring equipment. If you and other residents are having problems, then you could report the matter to the Bureau of Standards.
TOWN INSPECTORS
Section 9 of the act states that the Bureau of Standards may from time to time publish notices disclosing which district, village or town inspectors will visit to inspect and test weighing and measuring equipment used for trade in that area.
The act states further that an inspector may enter any premises where he believes such equipment is being used for trade and "may request any person in the premises to produce for inspection and testing any weighing or measuring equipment in the custody of that person for sale or for use or for trade."
Any person who without reasonable cause fails to comply with any requirement properly made of him by an inspector, "shall be guilty of an offence."
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