2002-11-08 I think you misunderstood him. He didn't mean larger in font size, he meant larger in quantity. If a product is labelled as 1 lb/450 g. The container must contain at least 454 g, as the pound is larger in contents then 450 g.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-11-07 20:10 Subject: [USMA:23164] RE: Metric Forum > Michael Payne wrote: > >Just got home from the Washington DC Metric Forum > > Great! Thanks for the report. It is very welcome. I was really curious > about what happened. > > > >Interesting to know that when two values (Inch/Pound and > >Grams) are placed on a package, the larger one is what > >controls the net content, > > Are you sure you heard this right? Did they use a term like 'more > prominent' rather than 'larger'? The UK required the controlling units > to be shown 'first'. > > I would have thought that US manufacturers would resist a regulation > that said 'larger' because it implies two font sizes. >
