Consumers have rights and responsibilities in the marketplace. Important ideas on how to use weights and measures information follows. By knowing what to do, you, too, can help the market work at its best.

Read the Label. . .

Package labels give consumers helpful information. The amount of the product or the net quantity in the package is marked on the label. The quantity is shown as a weight, measure or count, such as ounces, pounds, quarts, liters or square feet. Find the weight or measurement information on the labels below.

Department of Consumer Protection, Weights and Measures, 112 East Post Road, White Plains, NY 10601. (914) 995-2179.