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Hi.
My name is Tina Butcher.
I work for the Office of Weights and
Measures at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Every day hundreds of items are weighed on scales just like
this in the seafood department, the meat department, the deli,
and the front-end checkout at grocery stores.
Have you ever wondered if these scales are accurate?
The NIST Office of Weights and Measures works with Weights and
Measures jurisdictions around the country to go out every day and
use test weights just like this to make sure these scales are accurate.
They use a procedure that's developed by NIST and training that we've provided.
Next time you're out, look for a sticker like this.
This gives you the assurance that these scales have been checked and
found to be accurate.
So that you can be sure you're getting what you pay for.
And the businesses who are selling the products can be sure that they're getting
paid fairly for the products and services that they're selling.
So next time you're out, look for that sticker.
And be sure to thank the weights and measures officials who go out and
make sure that you're getting what you pay for every day.
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