Indeed, from city to suburb and farm to forest, the Missouri Department of Agriculture is watching out for your interests. We consider consumer protection one of our primary roles. Our programs ensure safe, quality products and accuracy and truth of commercial transactions. You'll find us at the gas pump, grain elevator, grocer's freezer and greenhouse.
Every division has a role in the consumer protection effort.
As the state's official keeper of standards of mass, volume and length, the division is charged with ensuring that when you buy a gallon of detergent you get a gallon of detergent, or when you buy a yard of fabric , you get just that. Division staff inspect large and small scales , timing devices , thermometers, grain moisture meters, milk for determination and prepackaged merchandise , to ensure every transaction is a fair deal both for the buyer and seller. In addition, the division's Fuel Quality Program ensures that service stations post correct octane levels on pumps and each year analyze about 10,000 fuel samples for quality. The division's Petroleum Program performs safety checks on service stations, propane storage facilities and petroleum and propane delivery trucks. Finally, the division annually conducts 7,000 egg inspections to ensure quality and proper grading.