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 meat and poultry products." The heading reads "USDA Standards of Identity and Composition." Examples are Ham Water Added, Hot Dogs, Chicken and Noodles, and Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs.
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [owner-u...@colostate.edu] on behalf of John M. Steele [jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 11:33 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52853] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container. 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 one agency (or at least agencies under one cabinet secretary - like Commerce). ________________________________ From: James Frysinger <j...@metricmethods.com> To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu> Sent: Mon, June 3, 2013 11:19:53 AM Subject: [USMA:52849] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container. 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 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 knowledge of the simple internal workings of the > metric system are tacitly discouraged in American society. We don't have > very much metric education at all, except perhaps the kind that treats > metric as a measurement anomaly and discounts its importance. > > Paul Trusten, Reg. Pharmacist > Vice President > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > Midland, Texas USA > www.metric.org <http://www.metric.org<http://www.metric.org/>> > +1(432)528-7724 > trus...@grandecom.net<mailto:trus...@grandecom.net> > <mailto:trus...@grandecom.net<mailto:trus...@grandecom.net>> > > > On Jun 3, 2013, at 1:50, > ezra.steinb...@comcast.net<mailto:ezra.steinb...@comcast.net> > <mailto:ezra.steinb...@comcast.net<mailto:ezra.steinb...@comcast.net>> wrote: > >> Of course, this makes me wonder why they didn't just put 1 kg. >> >> Ezra >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From: *cont...@metricpioneer.com<mailto:cont...@metricpioneer.com> >> <mailto:cont...@metricpioneer.com<mailto:cont...@metricpioneer.com>> >> *To: *"U.S. Metric Association" >> <usma@colostate.edu<mailto:usma@colostate.edu> >> <mailto:usma@colostate.edu<mailto:usma@colostate.edu>>> >> *Sent: *Sunday, June 2, 2013 10:53:21 PM >> *Subject: *[USMA:52846] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container. >> >> Attached image shows FAGE Greek Yogurt 1000g container. >> >> David Pearl MetricPioneer.com >> <http://MetricPioneer.com<http://metricpioneer.com/>> 503-428-4917 >> >> ----- Message from edws...@gmail.com<mailto:edws...@gmail.com> >> <mailto:edws...@gmail.com<mailto:edws...@gmail.com>> --------- >> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 22:04:28 -0700 >> From: Edward Schlesinger <edws...@gmail.com<mailto:edws...@gmail.com> >> <mailto:edws...@gmail.com<mailto:edws...@gmail.com>>> >> Reply-To: edws...@gmail.com<mailto:edws...@gmail.com> >> <mailto:edws...@gmail.com<mailto:edws...@gmail.com>> >> Subject: [USMA:52845] FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container. >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" >> <usma@colostate.edu<mailto:usma@colostate.edu> >> <mailto:usma@colostate.edu<mailto:usma@colostate.edu>>> >> >> >> > Hello everyone. The other day while I went grocery shopping I discovered >> > FAGE (pronouced fayeh) brand yogurt sold in 1000g (35.3 oz) container >> > instead of 32 oz or 680g (24oz) of the other brands of yogurt. This is >> > something because usually dairy products in California are sold in USC >> > amounts by California Weights and Measures guidelines. I do not know if >> > there has been a change in milk shall be sold in pints, quarts, gallon, >> > guidelines. >> > >> > -- >> > Sincerely, >> > Edward B. >> > >> >> >> ----- End message from edws...@gmail.com<mailto:edws...@gmail.com> >> <mailto:edws...@gmail.com<mailto:edws...@gmail.com>> ----- >> >> >>
