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When you exchange your hard-earned cash for groceries to stock your fridge or gas for your car, you want to ensure you are getting what you’re paying for. Most consumers aren’t aware of it, but the Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s (NDA) Food Safety and Consumer Protection Focus Area’s Weights and Measures program exists to make sure that happens.
Every year, Weights and Measures inspectors check more than 38,600 commercial weighing and measuring devices. These can include a variety of scales, ranging from those used to weigh grain and livestock trucks to those in grocery stores used for weighing meat and produce. They even check the accuracy of scales used in jewelry stores when purchasing precious metals. » Read more
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