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Bulk Purchases: Good Weight and Measure
Publié le null - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Bulk elevators have appeared in many stores and consumers even have the option of bringing their own boxes to reduce packaging. But how to properly weigh products?
Fresh fruits and vegetables, pasta, rice, lentils, cereals, sugar, flour, dried fruits, wine, coffee, cleaning products... The purchase of bulk products is attracting more and more consumers who want to consume more responsibly.
How to weigh properly?
On self-service scales, it must be possible to take into account the weight of the packaging material (jar, box, tray...).
To do this, you must : this is to make the balance display the value with the empty container by pressing the , in order to deduct it from the gross weight. After filling it, you will get the net weight that will be paid at the checkout.
FYI
Scales shall be marked with a green sticker and an effective date.
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