Sellers warned after inspectors find more than 100 faulty weighing scales

More than 100 weighing scales in the market failed to meet the required standards, potentially giving wrong readings, it emerged. An inspection campaign by the authorities revealed that nine percent of the weighing scales in the market were not meeting the standards.

The inspection efforts by Standards and Metrology Directorate of the  Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism, however, revealed that there has been an improvement when compared to previous years. “The Standards and Metrology Directorate recently completed its inspection campaign at the major markets in Bahrain to verify if the weighing and measurement devices used by the sellers were in line with the standards set by the Directorate.

“Inspection campaigns were carried out during popular exhibitions such as the Autumn Fair and Jewellery Arabia,” a ministry representative said. Inspections in central markets in Manama, Muharraq, Jedhafs, Souq Waqif, and other markets were covered in about a month.

Ninety-one percent of the weighing tools inspected conformed to the approved technical requirements while 9pc of them failed to meet the requirement. The ministry called on the sellers to always make sure that their weighing tools are up to the right standard.