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How to file a complaint</a><br><span><span><span>By Rebecca Taylor</span></span></span><br> February <span><span><span>24, 2023</span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="align-left nist-image" data-link="https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/state-ag-department-oversees-more-than-crops"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/state-ag-department-oversees-more-than-crops"><img alt="Man pulling receipt from gas pump" height="124" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230318102319im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2023/02/28/Gas-Pump.png?itok=tnWGLD_I" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"></a><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> Shannon Fagan /Getty Images </div> </figcaption></figure><p><span><span>Farm Progress</span></span><br><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/state-ag-department-oversees-more-than-crops">https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/state-ag-department-oversees-more-than-crops</a></span></span><br><span><span>Highlighting: Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection Division in the Missouri Department of Agriculture</span></span><br> February 22, 2023</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="grid-col"> <figure class="align-left nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2023/01/09/small%20mass%20standards.PNG?itok=SDjEp3es" data-link="https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ct-metrology-lab-consumer-protection-17685879.php#photo-23320798" data-media-id="661296"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ct-metrology-lab-consumer-protection-17685879.php#photo-23320798"><img alt="A set of small mass standards at the Connecticut Metrology Laboratory sits on display. " height="147" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230318102319im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2023/01/09/small%20mass%20standards.PNG?itok=PFSDA5V_" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"></a><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> Vincent Gabrielle, CT Insider </div> </figcaption></figure><p>CT Insider<br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ct-metrology-lab-consumer-protection-17685879.php#photo-23320798">CT Laboratory Travels in the Strange World of Weights, Measures and Standard Peanut Butter</a><br> Highlighting: Chris David, Connecticut State Metrologist<br> January 8, 2023</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="align-left nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2023/01/06/Marc%20Paquette%20Maple%20Syrup_0.PNG?itok=8bPU-sZa" data-link="https://www.themaplenews.com/story/many-syrup-hydrometers-out-of-whack-officials-say-/454/" data-media-id="661221"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.themaplenews.com/story/many-syrup-hydrometers-out-of-whack-officials-say-/454/"><img alt=" Marc Paquette, chief metrologist for the Vermont agriculture agency, says the failure rate of new hydrometers has doubled over the past three years." height="157" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230318102319im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2023/01/06/Marc%20Paquette%20Maple%20Syrup_0.PNG?itok=_b7hLguY" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"></a><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> The Maple News </div> </figcaption></figure><p>The Maple News<br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.themaplenews.com/story/many-syrup-hydrometers-out-of-whack-officials-say-/454/">Many Syrup Hydrometers Out of Whack, Officials Say</a><br> Highlighting: Marc Paquette, Chief Metrologist for the Vermont Agriculture Agency <br> January 3, 2023</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="align-left nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2022/11/28/LPG1122_tank-market_metsa1_600x400.jpg?itok=ZedajJbU" data-link="https://www.lpgasmagazine.com/supply-labor-challenges-shape-propane-tank-production-distribution/" data-media-id="658581"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.lpgasmagazine.com/supply-labor-challenges-shape-propane-tank-production-distribution/"><img alt="tanks on the bed of a truck" height="147" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230318102319im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2022/11/28/LPG1122_tank-market_metsa1_600x400.jpg?itok=s8ZSlC4V" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"></a><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> Metsa Tanks Inc. via LPGas Magazine </div> </figcaption></figure><p>LPGas Magazine<br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.lpgasmagazine.com/supply-labor-challenges-shape-propane-tank-production-distribution/">Supply, Labor Challenges Shape Propane Tank Production, Distribution</a><br> Highlighting: NIST OWM's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.2200-01.pdf">2022 NCWM-NIST National Survey on 20 lb. LPG (Propane) Cylinders</a><br> November 14, 2022</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="align-left nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2022/11/28/Santa-checking-receipts-827x540.jpg?itok=Mo32MLYD" data-media-id="658576"><img alt="Santa checking receipts" height="144" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230318102319im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2022/11/28/Santa-checking-receipts-827x540.jpg?itok=_9X5ur1Q" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> Shutterstock via County News Center </div> </figcaption></figure><p>County News Center<br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.countynewscenter.com/holiday-shopping-has-begun-be-sure-to-check-your-receipts/">Holiday Shopping Has Begun, Be Sure to Check Your Receipts!</a><br> November 10, 2022</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="align-left nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2022/11/14/Tina%20Butcher%20Fox%2013.PNG?itok=ui74r6ak" data-link="https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/why-electric-vehicle-charger-numbers-might-not-add-up" data-media-id="658076"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/why-electric-vehicle-charger-numbers-might-not-add-up"><img alt="Tina Butcher speaking" height="100" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230318102319im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2022/11/14/Tina%20Butcher%20Fox%2013.PNG?itok=v3Qw1DOL" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"></a><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> Fox 13 </div> </figcaption></figure><p>Fox 13<br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/why-electric-vehicle-charger-numbers-might-not-add-up">Why Electric Vehicle Charger Numbers Might Not Add Up</a><br> Highlighting: Tina Butcher, NIST OWM <br> November 9, 2022</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="align-left nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2022/09/29/Are%20Utah%27s%20Fuel%20Pumps%20on%20the%20Level.PNG?itok=oCwMEMsG" data-media-id="654986"><img alt="Fuel pump inspection in progress" height="124" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230318102319im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2022/09/29/Are%20Utah%27s%20Fuel%20Pumps%20on%20the%20Level.PNG?itok=E8tTURTA" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> Fox 13 </div> </figcaption></figure><p>Fox 13<br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/are-utahs-fuel-pumps-on-the-level">Are Utah's Fuel Pumps on the Level?</a><br> Highlighting: Utah’s Weights & Measures Office, Miland Kofford<br> September 21, 2022</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="align-left nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2022/09/29/Why%20there%20is%20a%20government%20agency%20that%20checks%20grocery%20store%20scales.PNG?itok=HIqT43T1" data-media-id="654981"><img alt="Person weighing apples at the grocery store" height="133" loading="lazy" src="/web/20230318102319im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/220_x_220_limit/public/images/2022/09/29/Why%20there%20is%20a%20government%20agency%20that%20checks%20grocery%20store%20scales.PNG?itok=GSolmmRp" typeof="foaf:Image" width="220"><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> <div class="nist-image__credit"> <span class="nist-image__credit-label">Credit:</span> TastingTable via Shutterstock </div> </figcaption></figure><p>Tasting Table<br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.tastingtable.com/981913/why-there-is-a-government-agency-that-checks-grocery-store-scales/">"Why There Is A Government Agency That Checks Grocery Store Scales"</a><br> August 26, 2022</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="align-left nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2022/09/29/Is%20a%20gallon%20of%20gas%20really%20a%20gallon.PNG?itok=qOHDbQ7c" data-link="https://www.kolotv.com/2022/08/02/measurement-standards-checks-if-gallon-gas-is-really-gallon/" data-media-id="654971"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230318102319/https://www.kolotv.com/2022/08/02/measurement-standards-checks-if-gallon-gas-is-really-gallon/"><img alt="The screen of a gas pump with text below: "is a gallon of gas really a gallon?"" height="125" loading="lazy" 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