Scales for retail and food sales

Selling by weight requires verification

Butcher, baker, cheese shop, greengrocer, fishmonger, nut bar, market stall: wherever the customer pays for what the scale shows, the instrument must be verified. It then carries the green M mark and an accuracy class, usually Class III, and the seals must not be broken. A scale without that mark is not permitted at the counter, however accurate it may be. All versions that can be supplied verified are listed under verified scales.

Price computing, with receipt or label

A retail scale calculates the price and shows it to the customer on a second display. If you want a receipt, choose a version with a printer; if you want a label on the pack with weight, price, barcode and best-before date, choose a label printing scale. The latter is also the scale for prepacking: the weight is then already on the pack before it goes into the display counter. A link to the till prevents the amount being retyped.

Prepacking and the e-mark

If you prepack goods yourself, the rules for prepackages apply: the average must be correct and only a small proportion may be below the stated quantity. A checkweighing scale or a label printing scale with sample checking keeps track of this. What must be on the label is explained in labelling fresh products.

Re-verification and the seals

After a repair to the weighing mechanism, a verified scale must be inspected and marked again before you can sell with it. We supply scales verified from the factory; re-verification is arranged through the manufacturer. We are authorised by KERN, Adam, OHAUS, Baxtran and Gram to repair and recalibrate their instruments, including models we no longer sell. See having a scale re-verified.