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Inspections of pubs have revealed widespread short measuring of alcoholic drinks
Posted 16 April 2025 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Food and Drink|South East
UPDATES: Targeted enforcement action tackles short measures, highlighting the value of routine inspections in maintaining fair trading and protecting consumers.
A series of recent inspections by Oxfordshire Trading Standards has revealed that more than half of drinks sold by local pubs were short measured.
The inspections, which took place in February and March, found that 12 out of 16 glasses of wine and 1 in 2 glasses of whisky contained less than stipulated under the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988. None of the pints of b...
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