[USMA:52848] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container.

2013-06-03 Thread Paul Trusten
Good point about 1 kg! Y'all may not believe this, but the marketers of this product either may not be aware that there are 1000 g in 1 kg, or they may not trust their customers to know. I once had a PHARMACY TECHNICIAN ask me how many milligrams there are in a gram! I sense that basic knowled

[USMA:52849] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container.

2013-06-03 Thread James Frysinger
Keep marketing principles in mind. The number 1000 is larger than the number 1. So 1000 g probably "sounds" larger (at least to an ad writer) than 1 kg. Jim On 2013-06-03 10:07, Paul Trusten wrote: Good point about 1 kg! Y'all may not believe this, but the marketers of this product either may

[USMA:52850] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container.

2013-06-03 Thread Henschel Mark
I guess it shows how stupid ad writers are. I have actually written letters to vitamin companies about 1000 mg sizes. I have to be polite, but I honestly can't figure out why they never learned that 1000 mg is the same as one gram. Mark- Original Message -From: James Frysinger Date: Monday,

[USMA:52851] Re: A Response to the Metric Petition at We The People

2013-06-03 Thread Henschel Mark
Have you noticed that the nutrition standards for sodium read "less than 2,400 mg"?Seems even the government standards writers can't figure out that 2,400 mg is the same as 2.4 grams. Mark- Original Message -From: "mechtly, eugene a" Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 4:01 pmSubject: [USMA:52843] A

[USMA:52852] RE: metric.org domain name

2013-06-03 Thread Henschel Mark
I remember back in the olden days when there were jokes women weren't suppposed (or expected) to hear.In those days the joke was that the "rch" was the smallest unit of measurement in the world. Carpenters would say "Move it over an rch" and the guys would laugh. In case you want any hints as to wh

[USMA:52853] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container.

2013-06-03 Thread John M. Steele
Well either the FPLA or UPLR would require kilograms for amounts of 1000 g or more.  However, I think milk products are regulated by USDA, not FPLA (also true for meat).  I've never been able to find their rules. Because of all these anomalies, I think ALL net contents should be regulated by o

[USMA:52854] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container.

2013-06-03 Thread carletonm
My guess is they're trying to be consistent with smaller sizes, which are all in grams. Small container 250 g Medium container 500 g Large container 1000 g (rather than 1 kg) Given the innumeracy of much of the public they probably would get flummoxed by 250 g, 500 g, 1 kg (we would

[USMA:52855] Fw: Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container.

2013-06-03 Thread John M. Steele
On careful reading the FTC rules in support of FPLA are ambiguous on exactly 1000 mL or g.  The rule says the SI prefix must be chosen so the numeric value is between 1 and 1000.  It is not clear whether the rule is inclusive of 1000.  The UPLR (section 6.6) is clearer and says for 1 L, 1 kg, 1

[USMA:52856] Metric Flag

2013-06-03 Thread contact
I just stumbled upon a cool metric flag during an internet search. I would love to buy one, but I can't find anybody who sells them. Can anyone help me out? See flag image here: http://www.metricphilatelist.net/flags/flags.htm David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:52857] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container.

2013-06-03 Thread mechtly, eugene a
John (Steele), For Regulations governing the sale of meats, see NIST handbook 130, Sections 1.5, 1.10, 1.11, and 1.13(i), or Pages 84,89, and 108 through 112 of the 2013 Edition. On page 233 is the (no surprise) statement: "USDA has statutory authority to establish standards of identity for me

[USMA:52858] RE: Metric Flag

2013-06-03 Thread Martin Vlietstra
Very neat, but I would remove the text. Flags should not have text on them. -Original Message- From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of cont...@metricpioneer.com Sent: 03 June 2013 19:26 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52856] Metric Flag I

[USMA:52859] RE: Metric Flag

2013-06-03 Thread Pierre Abbat
On Monday, June 03, 2013 22:11:36 Martin Vlietstra wrote: > Very neat, but I would remove the text. Flags should not have text on them. Some flags do have text. There's a North Carolina flag with some dates, and a California flag with "CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC", and Iranian and Saudi flags with insc