The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is celebrating Weights and Measures week through March 7. This year’s theme is “Collaborating with Partners and Stakeholders for a Greater Measure of Equity.”
Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher noted that Weights and Measures inspectors work to make sure that scales that measure consumer goods are properly calibrated and the pricing is accurate.
Weights and Measures officials check scales and Universal Product Code price verification scanners by randomly choose products from shelves and scanning the bar codes. The price of the product is then verified at the register to ensure the price matches.
TDA inspectors are responsible for ensuring the specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements are met for commercial weighing and measuring devices at nearly 12,000 locations across Tennessee.
