{"id":25215,"date":"2021-03-01T13:13:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T18:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=25215"},"modified":"2021-03-01T13:26:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T18:26:04","slug":"governor-hogan-proclaims-march-1-7-maryland-weights-and-measures-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2021\/03\/01\/governor-hogan-proclaims-march-1-7-maryland-weights-and-measures-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Hogan Proclaims March 1-7 Maryland Weights and Measures Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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ANNAPOLIS, MD <\/b>\u2013 Governor Larry Hogan has issued a proclamation declaring March 1\u20137 as <\/span>Maryland Weights and Measures Week<\/span><\/a> in recognition of the dedicated public servants who serve the Maryland Department of Agriculture\u2019s (MDA\u2019s) Weights and Measures Section.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you are getting fuel at a gas station or weighing your produce at a grocery store, the department\u2019s Weights and Measures inspectors are there working hard behind the scenes to ensure you are protected and getting exactly what you paid for,\u201d said Agriculture Secretary Joseph Bartenfelder. \u201cWeights and Measures Week is a great time to highlight the important work of our inspectors and to thank them for all they do to ensure fairness in the marketplace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

MDA\u2019s Weights and Measures Section is responsible for verifying that all scales, meters, and other devices used to calculate price in Maryland are accurate and operating correctly \u2013 safeguarding the consumer from unfair and incorrect pricing. Everyday, MDA\u2019s Weights and Measures staff work to test the accuracy of gasoline pumps, meters used to measure home fuel oil deliveries, and thousands of scales \u2013 from the grocery store to highway truck scales \u2013 providing an important service to Marylanders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maryland Weights and Measures Week coincides with <\/span>National Weights and Measures Week<\/span><\/a>, which commemorates President John Adams\u2019 signing of the first U.S. weights and measures law in 1799. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cMeasuring Up to the New Normal\u201d and emphasizes how weights and measures inspectors across the country are keeping pace with the rapidly advancing technologies and changes in the marketplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maryland\u2019s Weights and Measures staff inspects 60,727 weighing and measuring devices in commercial use at 7,788 businesses around the state. In FY20, field staff conducted 16,876 inspections of commercial weighing and measuring devices, including: cash registers, deli scales, shipping scales, large truck scales, fuel pumps, meters to measure home heating oil and propane, and many other devices. The department also inspected 1,163 individual lots of pre-packaged commodities offered for sale and investigated 257 consumer complaints, the majority of which were related to gasoline sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on MDA\u2019s Weights and Measures Section or to submit a complaint, visit the department\u2019s <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>. MDA\u2019s Weights and Measures Section can also be reached by calling (410) 841-5790 or emailing <\/span>weights.measures@maryland.gov<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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