Legal Metrology and its Impact on …

TRADE

  • Makes it fairer
  • The poorest get the right quantity for the little money they have
  • Farmers get the correct payment for their work
  • The economic conditions of the country improve, and poverty is reduced

SURVEILLANCE OF PRE-PACKAGED PRODUCTS

  • Excessive under-filling is very common
  • Fairer trade, better economic conditions

ROAD SAFETY

  • Overloaded lorries
  • Speeding
  • Blood alcohol level
  • Road accidents are very expensive, and often affect the youngest / poorest
  • In Vietnam, the cost of road accidents is estimated to be 5 % of GDP

HEALTH

  • Improvements in basic healthcare
  • Improvements in the health of the poorest
  • Reduction in costs to public finances