Guidance for business published on the weights and measures (Specified Quantities) for (Non Pre-packaged Alcohol and Unwrapped Bread)

7 Jul 2011

New guidance for businesses has been published regarding the coming into force of the (Specified Quantities)for Non Pre-packaged (Alcohol and Unwrapped Bread) order 2011.

The National Measurement Office have today published guidance on the Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities)(Unwrapped Bread and Intoxicating Liquor) Order 2011.

Please visit one of the following urls where you can download version 1 of the guidance for businesses.

http://www.bis.gov.uk/nmo/regulation/weights-and-measures-legislation/specified-quantities

http://www.bis.gov.uk/nmo/regulation/weights-and-measures-legislation/equipment-regulation/sale-of-goods-by-quantity

The new guidance reflects freeing up the sizes in which unwrapped bread may be sold and allowing small measures of wine are expected to be implemented in October, subject to clearance of the customary Parliamentary processes.

Current laws restrict bakers to producing loaves of unpackaged bread in set sizes while licensed premises are restricted to a narrow range of sizes for alcoholic drinks. Changes to the regulations will give bakers and licensees more freedom and consumers a  greater choice of sizes.

You can alos read the full BIS press release regarding the changes to legislation that will give bakers and licensees more freedom and consumers a greater choice of sizes that was issued at the beginning of January 2011.

A Statutory Instrument introducing these changes was laid before Parliament on 7 June 2011.