Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) inspectors last Friday seized 50 dial scales, not approved for commercial use, from vendors at the Stabroek and Bourda markets in Georgetown.
In a statement, the GNBS said the scales were seized by a team of inspectors, who were accompanied by ranks of the Guyana Police Force, during a market surveillance exercise to seize and remove defective and unapproved devices in use.
It explained that the exercise was conducted in response to the widespread use of the unapproved scales in many markets and retail outlets, observed by the GNBS, which has been urging consumers to avoid making purchases from vendors and shopkeepers selling with the unapproved devices.
