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Handbook 133 - 2018 Edition

Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods

as adopted by the 102nd National Conference on Weights and Measures 2017

  • Full Document  PDF
  • Title Page DOC | PDF
  • Table of Contents DOC | PDF
  • Amendments Changes DOC | PDF
  • Editorial Changes DOC | PDF
  • Foreword DOC | PDF
  • Committee Members DOC | PDF
  • Past Chairmen DOC | PDF
  • Table of Acronyms DOC | PDF
  • Introduction DOC | PDF
  • Chapter 1. General Information DOC | PDF
  • Chapter 2. Basic Test Procedure - Gravimetric Testing DOC | PDF - editorial updated: 1/29/2018
  • Chapter 3. Test Procedures - For Packages Labeled by Volume DOC | PDF - editorial updated: 1/29/2018
    • Section 3.13. Compressed Gases (editorial correction-updated reference source document) DOC | PDF
  • Chapter 4. Test Procedures - Packages Labeled by Count, Linear Measure, Area, Thickness, and Combinations of Quantities DOC | PDF - editorial updated: 1/29/2018
  • Appendix A. Tables DOC | PDF - editorial updated: 1/29/2018
  • Appendix B. Random Number Tables DOC | PDF - editorial updated: 1/29/2018
  • Appendix C. Model Inspection Report Forms DOC | PDF
  • Appendix D. AOSA Rules for Testing Seeds DOC | PDF
  • Appendix E. General Tables of Units of Measurement DOC | PDF
  • Appendix F. Glossary DOC | PDF
  • Index DOC | PDF
  • References DOC | PDF
Created December 20, 2018, Updated August 14, 2025
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