Al Jazeera – OnePress
The Sudanese Authority for Standardization and Metrology in the island state sector has launched a field campaign to raise awareness of the need to cancel the deal with the pound unit and the adoption of the kilogram and its derivatives as an official unit of measurement in all commercial transactions, during the activities of the Prophet's birthday square.
The Public Relations and Information Unit, in cooperation with the Measurement and Calibration Unit, carried out control tours targeting sweets outlets in and around the field, including checking the scales used and ensuring compliance with the requirements, as well as reviewing the methods of presentation and safety of products.
During the campaign, specialists provided practical guidance to traders and consumers on the use of the right metric weight units, which enhances the accuracy of transactions and protects the consumer from fraud or manipulation of weights.
The director of the Measurement and Calibration Unit, Eng. Rashid Sulaiman, said that the campaign included the distribution of posters and awareness publications aimed at protecting the consumer and reducing the practices of fraud and monopoly during the season.
For her part, the head of the measurement and calibration department, Ms. Hanan Abdullah, said that the control campaigns are continuing to ensure the conformity of electronic scales and double cuffs to the specifications, as well as checking the requirements of safety and quality of sweets for sale.
Director of Al Jazeera Sector, Dr. Badreddine Burberry, stressed the continuation of regulatory and awareness campaigns to establish a culture of conscious consumption, ensure the accuracy of weights and achieve fairness in transactions within the markets.
