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Weights and Measures Week March 1-7 celebrates fairness in the marketplace

March 5, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

Each year, Weights and Measures Week is observed March 1-7 in the U.S., commemorating the signing of the first weights and measures law and celebrating the weights and measures inspectors who protect consumers and provide a level playing field for business. A pound still equals 16 ounces, a mile still equals 5,280 feet, and a gallon still equals 231 cubic inches. The …

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CDFA helps nail down lumber standards – from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

October 5, 2017   Office of Public Affairs

Before you line up at the cash register in a building-materials store, you might want to ask yourself: Is that 8-foot, 2×4 board you’re about to buy actually 8 feet long and really 1.5 inches thick by 3.5 inches wide?* State and local inspectors are responsible for ensuring compliance, but they have no agreed-upon set of testing procedures for softwood lumber, such as pine. …

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Arrrrr – Pirates may be responsible for U.S. rejection of the metric system – from the New York Post

September 22, 2017   Office of Public Affairs

By Lauren Tousignant The United States could be using the metric system — the universal system of measurement that every industrialized nation uses except the U.S. — if it wasn’t for a bunch of pirates 224 years ago. French philosophers developed the metric system in Paris in the late 18th century to make trade easier and calculations simpler. They sent …

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Beware: it’s “skimmer” fraud season

December 15, 2016   Kristin Macey, Director, CDFA Division of Measurement Standards

Credit card crime happens all year long – but right now, when holiday travel and transactions are on the upswing, credit criminals are at their busiest. It’s a good time to learn what we’re doing to protect your credit/debit transactions from thieves who install hidden devices, often at service stations, to “skim” card info, passwords and related data during seemingly …

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Consumer tips for roadside stands – from the Fresno Bee’s “Action Line”

November 16, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

By Blair Looney, Better Business Bureau A reader: I was driving to work this morning and saw a booth space in a public parking lot that said they had meat for sale. It looked comparable to a fireworks booth. The sign on the booth said “10 ribeyes for $10.99.” That is beyond cheap. Is it legal to sell meat in …

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CDFA and Governor Brown’s 2016 ZEV Action Plan

October 20, 2016   Kristin Macey, Director, CDFA Division of Measurement Standards

  CDFA’s Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) is pleased to play a key role in Governor Brown’s 2016 ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) Action Plan.  ZEV technologies include hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), which include both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The 2016 Action Plan contains six broad goals …

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Video: Earth Day @ CDFA

April 22, 2016   Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

Happy Earth Day from CDFA! This video provides a brief look at just a few of the programs and projects at the California Department of Food and Agriculture that help farmers protect the environment. From healthy soils and dairy digesters to alternative fuels and beneficial bugs, we are working toward a future when every day is Earth Day.

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Hydrogen Vehicle Rally from Santa Monica to Sacramento – from SCTV

April 21, 2016   Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

On Wednesday, April 20, California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols led a rally of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles with Energy Commissioner Janea Scott and Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) Deputy Director Tyson Eckerle on a 400-mile journey from Los Angeles to ARB headquarters in Sacramento in celebration of Earth Day. The rally highlights the fact …

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National Weights and Measures Week – making sure you get what you pay for

March 2, 2016   Kristin Macey, Director, CDFA Division of Measurement Standards

National Weights and Measures Week is March 1-7 Scenario 1 –  You’re at the gas station.  You push the button for premium gasoline and pay an extra ten cents per gallon to pump fifteen gallons into the tank.  Did you get the amount and quality that you paid for? Scenario 2 –  You use your phone to request Uber to …

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Celebrating Fairness and Accuracy in the Marketplace: March 1-7 is National Weights and Measures Week

February 26, 2015   Office of Public Affairs

A taxi fare, an ounce of gold, a pound of butter, a milligram of medication, a ton of rice, an acre of land, a gallon of gas … What do they have in common? We get what we pay for because these measurements are made by machines and people who operate according to a recognized system called “weights and measures.” …

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