The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-23
WEIGHT
REGULATIONS OUT
CRY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
INSPECTOR SMITH RECEIVES
INFORMATION
pro~ cosernreo, Authorities That
VIII Be % Assistance Locally.
Net Weight Lac In ereet.

city weights ana Measures frsuse.or
~ smith q ~ receipt - fnforrus-
dards a. WashinEton % a.. eject that
the - ealled net weight Law signed
the President on the third OF last
setins penalties l. dsfsrrsd until SEP
tetnbsr .. this year The ia~ was 70
% axricuitYhs prepsrss rsTuistians for
csrryinE out 81 provisions These re-
sui.ti"n- are no~ being mailed 20 the
interrtats cornrnerce
The regulations. IN general r.qufr.
that the manufacture 81 foods -hait
other avoirdupoi-. or more thsn or
MUD ounce. 90 show the net weight 81
volume Of the contents The measure
and ounces. United states ssiios.
quarts. pints or fluid ounces. Tinted
sat-, ,ssss s,sndard bushels. halt bushels.
contents by a like method may BE- 81
pieseea IN terms Of metric weight or
be computed az o degrees fahrenheit
hnst STATE Actual Quantity.
Ihe quantity stated on the container
must represent the actual quantity Of
food exclusive OF wrapping and contain.
er In general solids mus, b. stated IN
terns OF weight and liquids In terms Of
soinme except that where there IL a
marking % the package in terms that
are generally understood 10 cypress de-
n,,.,,, .eAnttes VIII be permitted. The
or mixtures OF solids and nquids NAV
Se stated either by weight or measure.
out the statement must clearly indicate
whether the quantity H. Expressed 4,
terms OF weight or measure.
In the case OF certain articles the
content contents may be stated By numerical
gives accurate information as 20 the
quantity OF food In the package Under
this requirement "a would not Is. enough
20 state that a package 81 candy con
tained twenty-four cream peppermints
no, candies an vary IN size and this would
tity OF candy In the package
PACKING ana BottiinR
Ihe regulations also permit the state
ment or minimum volume or weight as
mum n nSinns eiss Hs,,d ~ ounces i!D mint
ounces In such cases the amount
stated must approximate the actual
"a minimum quantity will be permit
The statement OF weight or measure
est unit contained IN the pacSas. Tor
example. ~ the package contains .
pound and fraction. the contents must
fractions thereof. or pounds ana ounces
and not merely In ounces.
In the packing and bottling OF many |
i1ods IL would be impossible or else
add unnecessarily TO cost. for the man /
uiacturer 10 place an absolutely ac-
statement OF the amount food
" every package. and for this reason
the regulations permit tolerances or va
riatlons In Packages where the discrep- I
sncies are due exclusively 20 unavoid- ]
able errors In Weighing measurinp o.
counting which occur In packing con 4
Quoted In compliance with good CONNER (
Proviso for Errors in weixht
MS tolerance - allowed In order 10 2
uring machines which. Ike bun,s ,'e a.
orators, cannot weigh or measure with
apsoiute accuracy every package. The
OF such packages must show as many .
cases OF overweight and as much excers
a. II does cases Of underweight or un-
Similarly IN the case OF bottles. which (
cannot he blown with absolute accur-
sey' tolerances are allowed. but with Z
the same proviso that the run Of bottles
must snow as much excess in volume
as deficiency In volume. Queer-shaped
hottles must not show greater discern
ancies than standard round or sotare
bottles OF the same capacity This
means that manufacturer who uses
some special bottle Of odd shape cannot
claim greater variation because OF
the difficulty Of blowing or manufac- Z
turing such bottle or container
Because goods shipped from one mart
OF the country to another lose I'm weight 4
ny natural evaporation due to differ
ences or atmospheric conditions or tenn
perature. tolerances will be allowed Tor
such changes. The proper tolerances 10
be allowed will be determined on the
49, NaF's anu " - probable
that the department will establish ,or-
FRANCES Tor evaporation for various
foods
PACKAGES containing two ounces avotr-
dupois or one fluid ounce Of food or
less are regarded small and are ~
empted from marking IN terms Of
weight The reason for this h. that pro- .
Nidiug accurate small bottles and az
curately measuring their contents in the
case OF number OF articles sold IN
small packages for or 10 cents WOMB
be prohthitive In cost to the nanufar-
turers and would force them 10 raise
the prise FOR the package or 20 put less
food I'm for the same price
INSPECTOR smith H. ScC1..,.4 A..
operate with the department In dissent
mating information regarding the prec-
teal workings Of the new lar 80 "a
as II affects local people. which he viii
90 as soon as he r. supplied with the