NIST Special PublicationThe Institute, 1992 |
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... enforce the requirement to subtract the weight of packaging material , or tare , from the weight used to compute the final price of meat not only robs the consumer , but also provides a fraudulent profit to the seller amounting to as ...
... enforce the requirement to subtract the weight of packaging material , or tare , from the weight used to compute the final price of meat not only robs the consumer , but also provides a fraudulent profit to the seller amounting to as ...
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... enforce the rules of the marketplace , applying our collective standards of equity and fairness to everyone . We must ... enforcement agents . As the ability of the United States to compete internationally is crucial to a healthy U.S. ...
... enforce the rules of the marketplace , applying our collective standards of equity and fairness to everyone . We must ... enforcement agents . As the ability of the United States to compete internationally is crucial to a healthy U.S. ...
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... enforce their portion of the Federal Fair Packaging the Labeling Act and the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act . I would like to see as a prime objective of the NCWM to build on these past successes , and to collaborate with other ...
... enforce their portion of the Federal Fair Packaging the Labeling Act and the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act . I would like to see as a prime objective of the NCWM to build on these past successes , and to collaborate with other ...
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... enforcement schemes . I'd like to thank Ray Lloyd , Daryl Tonini , Dave Quinn , Terry James , and Tom Stabler . The rice , pasta , pet food , and meat industries have contributed thousands of hours to the design of field studies and the ...
... enforcement schemes . I'd like to thank Ray Lloyd , Daryl Tonini , Dave Quinn , Terry James , and Tom Stabler . The rice , pasta , pet food , and meat industries have contributed thousands of hours to the design of field studies and the ...
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... enforcement . We have no jurisdiction respecting quality determination - such as octane ratings in gasoline . However , if goods or services are traded on the basis of mass , length , or volume , or you are in the business of selling ...
... enforcement . We have no jurisdiction respecting quality determination - such as octane ratings in gasoline . However , if goods or services are traded on the basis of mass , length , or volume , or you are in the business of selling ...
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Page 123 - ... if a food is consumed that contains a food ingredient at or below the level and for a use found to be safe, or agricultural chemical or environmental contaminant at or below the level found to be safe, by the Food and Drug Administration or approved by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture.
Page 330 - The declaration of net quantity of contents shall express an accurate statement of the quantity of contents of the package. Reasonable variations caused by loss or gain of moisture during the course of good distribution practice or by unavoidable deviations in good manufacturing practice will be recognized. Variations from stated quantity of contents shall not be unreasonably large.
Page 257 - ... which it Is used, unless the indicator and the graduations are in the same plane, in which case the distance between the end of the indicator and the ends of the graduations, measured along the line of the graduations, shall be not more than 0.04 inch.
Page 292 - CEU is defined as 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction.
Page 329 - Grain exporters shipping less than 15,000 metric tons of grain abroad annually are exempt from mandatory official inspection and weighing requirements. Grain exported by train or truck to Canada or Mexico also is exempt from official inspection and weighing requirements.
Page 307 - ... manufacturers that is commonly produced as marginally punched continuous forms in small rolls or fan folded sets with or without carbon paper interleaving. It has a wide variety of uses such as invoices, purchase orders, office memoranda, shipping orders, and computer printout; (v) Mill broke means any paper waste generated in a paper mill prior to completion of the paper-making process.
Page 54 - OBJECTIVES The objectives of The National Conference on Weights and Measures are: A. To provide a national forum for the discussion of all questions related to weights and measures administration as carried on by officials of the Federal Government and regulatory...
Page 260 - To tests involving digital indications or representations. To the tolerances that would otherwise be applied, there shall be added an amount equal to one-half the minimum value that can be indicated or recorded.
Page 315 - Commission may utilize the services of the bureau for the safe transportation of explosives and other dangerous articles...
Page 318 - FMI's retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent supermarkets. Its international membership includes 200 companies from 60 countries.