SHORT WEIGHT
FOOD IN PACKAGES ILLUMINATING REPORT By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright. (Aust. and N.Z. Cable). (Tteceived. January 2, 11 a.m.) London, January 2. The Food Council lias issued a. White. Paper revealing the extent of the practice of giving short weight in foodstuffs. Air Cole, inspeeto,. of weights and measures at Manchester, declares that 90 per cent, of the principal foods, including made up packages and bags which are generally short weight, and peas, . originally packed in pound packages, later dropped to 10 ounces without any intimation to the public. The packet remained the same size. When retailers were accused of : short weight they reported that they wore selling by the package, not by weight. The Council urges that giving short, weight should be made a penal offence. The weight should appear on the package.
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Feilding Star, Volume 4, Issue 672, 2 January 1926, Page 5
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