I think showing the weight of eggs is a good idea - in addition to the other information already currently shown (number). But forcing eggs to be sold in specific quantities seems to fly in the face of the previous legislation that came into force this year that allows a free-for-all in package sizing. So on that basis eggs should be sold in any quantity you like - boxes of 7, if you feel that is a good marketing ploy, as long as the box shows it's 7, and the weight in grams is also shown.
Personally, I do think that some rational sizing of packages is preferable, especially if (as some rogue traders like to do) no unit pricing is shown, so comparing value between one package and another is then difficult. Uniform package sizing makes price comparisons easier. But as long as price comparisons are possible, then to me it's not a big issue what the package size is (eggs or anything else) as long as I can get a package is roughly the size I want and I can compare value with other similar products that may be sold in different size packaging. John F-L ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: USMA Metric Association Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 4:09 AM Subject: [USMA:47996] Eggs in Europe Dear All, I responded to this article at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1290099/Leave-eggs-Tories-warn-Brussels.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
