{"id":264,"date":"2014-08-02T11:57:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T18:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pricecomputingscales.com\/Retail\/?p=264"},"modified":"2014-06-27T12:12:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T19:12:08","slug":"selling-fruits-and-vegetables-to-customers-by-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pricecomputingscales.com\/Retail\/2014\/08\/02\/selling-fruits-and-vegetables-to-customers-by-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling Fruits and Vegetables To Customers By Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you sell your fresh produce at the market or the produce stand you have several choices. You can sell your items pre packed in a bucket or container for a fixed price or you can sell your items by the pound. As we’ve mentioned in the\u00c2\u00a0past, we’re fans of selling and buying produce by weight. This way both the customer and the seller know what they are exchanging. Let’s face it we’ve all purchased something over the years that we felt like wasn’t a good deal. One example might be a bucket of strawberries that a local u-pic farm was offering.\u00c2\u00a0They offer it at a certain price but how many strawberries did we really get? Take a look at the info below that discusses Illinois regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Selling by Weight
\nCommodities must be sold by net weight. The weight of the commodity must exclude any materials that are not considered to be a part of the commodity. These materials include containers, bags, labels, and wrappers. Commodities sold by weight must be weighed using a certified scale.<\/p>\n

Scale Requirements
\nAll scales used in commerce must have a National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) Certificate of Conformance issued by the National Conference on Weights and Measures. Scales receive an NTEP Certificate of Conformance after the successful completion of the evaluation and testing of the device.
\nThe Certificate indicates that the device meets applicable requirements for commercial weighing and measuring equipment in the U.S. Scales must be purchased from a registered service company.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n