Many remember Soviet times, when the only packaging material in stores and markets was gray thick paper. Anything could be wrapped in it., and completely free. With the advent of plastic packaging, it has become easier to bring goods home. However, the question arises - who should pay for this convenience.?
Price of food products, sold by weight, must be determined by net weight (without packaging). That is, the weight of the package must be deducted on the scales. It is worth noting, that regardless of whether the loose goods are packed in advance or weighed in the presence of the buyer, often sellers do not take into account the weight of the package and weigh the products along with it. In this case, the buyer pays for packaging at the price of the purchased goods..
This is how it turns out, that having packaged, eg, 10 kg of dried fish 100 g, cost 100 rubles per kilogram, and "forgetting" to tare the weight of the package (5 g), price 100 "free" packages will be 50 rubles, for which buyers have paid.
As a result of control (oversight) activities of the Grodno Regional Inspectorate of the State Standard in 2022 were identified 5 entities, "forgotten" to tare the weight of the package and packaged 21 product name in "free-paid" packaging. Business entities were issued orders to eliminate violations, recommendations. Faces, responsible for packaging, brought to administrative responsibility.
Draw the attention of buyers to, what if the weight of the goods is in doubt, you can always use the control scales and outweigh the goods.
