Checking the net contents of packaged goods / editors, Tom Coleman, Linda Crown, Kathryn M. Dresser.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Coleman, Thomas (Gary Thomas)

Crown, Linda

Dresser, Kathryn M.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

Series:

NIST handbook ; 133.

NIST handbook ; 133

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prepackaged commodities, Checking of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings))

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Gaithersburg, MD : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology ; Washington, DC : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [2004, i.e. 2005]

Summary:

This handbook has been prepared as a procedural guide for the compliance testing of net contents statements on packaged goods. Compliance testing of packaged goods is the determination of the conformance results of the packaging, distribution, and retailing process (the packages) to specific legal requirements for net content declarations. This handbook has been developed primarily for the use of government officials; however, it should also be useful to commercial and industrial establishments in the areas of packaging, distribution, and sale of commodities. In conducting compliance testing, the conversion of quantity values from one measuring system to another (e.g., from the metric system to the avoirdupois system) should be handled with careful regard to the implied correspondence between accuracy of the data and the number of digits displayed. In all conversion, the number of significant digits retained should ensure that accuracy is neither sacrificed nor exaggerated. For this edition of Handbook 133, all dimensions for test procedures, devices, or environments have been rounded to two significant digits (e.g., 2.5 cm to 1.0 in) or to a precision level applicable to the test equipment (e.g., 200 kPa for 25 psi and 35 MPs for 5000 psi).

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed August 24, 2006).

"Supersedes NIST handbook 133, third edition, September 1998; Supplement 1, 1990; Supplement 2, 1991; Supplement 3, 1992; and Supplement 4, 1994; fourth edition January 2002; revised 2004."

"January 2005."

OCLC:

71142475