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Handbook?133, Fourth Edition Proposed Amendments and Editorial Changes The following table lists the amendments and editorial changes that are under consideration by the membership of the NCWM. As appropriate, the text on the cited pages indicates the changes to the section or paragraph as indicated in bold strikeout for deletions and bold underscore for insertions. Line item No. Section No. Page No. Title Action Comments Chapter 1 General Information 1 1.1. G9 Scope Replaced standards with laws and regulations 2 1.1.a. G9 When and where to use checking procedures? a. Where and when When and where to use package checking procedures? 3 1.1.a.(3) G11 Retail Amend sentence 2. It is acceptable and practical means for State, county and city weights and measures jurisdictions to monitor packaging procedures and to detect present or potential problems. Package Requirements 4 1.2.(1) G11 Inspection Lot Replaced this collection with the lot for clarification. 5 1.2.(3) G11 Individual Package Requirement Change the end of the last sentence. This handbook does not specify limits of overfilling (with the exception of textiles), which is usually controlled by the packer for economic, compliance and other reasons. 6 1.2.(4) G11 Maximum Allowable Variation The limit of the “reasonable minus variation” for an individual underweight package is called a “Maximum Allowable Variation” (MAV). An MAV is a deviation from the labeled weight, measure, or count of an individual package beyond which the deficiency is considered an unreasonable minus error. 7 1.2.(5)a. G11 Deviations Caused by Moisture Loss or Gain – Why do we allow for moisture loss or gain? a. Why and when do we allow for moisture loss or gain? (Revise the first paragraph, second sentence.) The amount of lost moisture loss depends upon the nature of the product, the packaging material, the length of time it is in distribution, environmental conditions, and other factors. (Revised the first paragrap