This Malaysian Standard specifies the:
a) metrology requirements for prepackaged products (also called prepackaged commodities or prepackaged goods) labeled in predetermined constant nominal quantities of weight, volume, linear measure, area, or count; and
b) sampling plans and procedures for use by legal metrology officials in verifying the quantity of product in prepackages.
NOTE. The sampling plans are not for use in the quantity control processes of prepackagers.
Informative annexes include an examination procedure outline, procedures for determining average tare weight, the drained quantity of products in liquid medium, and the actual quantity of frozen products. Also included is a normative annex on misleading prepackages.
