23 January 2008
The South African Bureau of Standards will be taking harsh action against retailers who are found guilty in violating the legal requirement for producing bread.
This comes after the bureau was flooded with calls from consumers after an article was published in a daily newspaper, showing inconsistency in the price and the average weight of loaves of bread.
According to the Trade Metrology Act labeling requirements for packaged products and general requirements for sale of goods is subject to legal metrology control.
In terms of the act a 700g loaf of baked bread by a bakery other than the store bakery must weight between 665g and 770g.
“We will intensify its inspection of bakeries and will take legal action against those found to be in violation of the legal requirements, as these amounts to fraud and misleading consumers,” says SABS spokesperson Jaco Marneweck.
“By doing the inspection we are ensuring that all consumers get their monies worth when buying bread,” says Marneweck.
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