News release on 2018 W&M inspection results
In 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's Weights and Measures inspectors conducted 258,720 inspections at 6,580 business locations, including:
Gas Pumps
| Grades of Fuel Tested | Consumer Confidence* | Total Accuracy** |
|---|
| 45,192
| 99.7% | 97.8% |
Price Accuracy | Items Tested | | |
|---|
| 57,027
| 98.7%
| 95.3% |
Retail Scales | Scales Inspected |
| |
|---|
| 10,729
| 99.7% | 95.8% |
Package Weight | Packages Inspected | | |
|---|
| 139,470
| 98.6% | 98.6% |
* Percent of time a consumer would be charged accurately or undercharged
** Includes all overcharges and undercharges
Fuel Quality | Total Samples Tested
| Compliance Rate |
|---|
| 5,036
| 98.8% |
Inaccurate Measurements
When inspectors find inaccurate measurements in the field, violations are reported to store management and orders are issued to correct the problem. In 2018, DATCP inspectors:
Conducted 786 weights and measures reinspections to ensure that accuracy corrections were made
Rejected and required corrections on 2,092 scales and meters for inaccuracies
Rejected 1,942 packages sold by weight for being short measure
Ordered 755 prices corrected for ringing up inaccurately at the register
Civil Forfeitures
Where inspectors find repeat violations, higher level enforcement is possible. In 2018, civil forfeiture settlements totaling $196,928.70 were collected from companies as a result of weights and measures inspections including:
Previous Annual Inspection Results
Contact
Bureau of Weights and Measures
(608) 224-4942, option 4
datcpweightsandmeasures@wi.gov