Analysis of compliance by food enterprises with regulative requirements for packaged goods

Abstract

The article presents the results of measuring the contents of consumer packages of two types of food products: carrot puree for baby food from three different brands and white crystalline sugar from two manufacturers. The studied samples of food products were randomly selected from retail outlets in Minsk (Belarus). The measurement results showed that the actual weight of the selected samples exceeded the nominal weight established for the packaging units of these products, but did not exceed the permissible upper limit. It was also found that no more than 10% of samples of carrot puree for baby food of two brands had a net weight lower than the nominal one, but after carrying out the appropriate calculations they were not classified as defective units. Based on the analysis of the results obtained, it was concluded that national legislation in the field of packaged goods was observed