>Of Brenton >The Shampoo bottle has '375ml & 12.2 fl oz e' They have incorrectly used the numeric value of the mass ounce rather than the fluid ounce.
>the Conditioner bottle has '375ml & 12.6 fl oz (US) e'. >I would presume that if this product is exported to the US, >there may be legal implications, as the Shampoo is clearly wrong. >At least they are getting more and not less. Your last sentence is key. In tests, US law examines the higher of the two values. In both these cases, the contents would be assessed against the metric claim since it is the higher. >I would expect to see 12.7fl oz when rounding off to one decimal place. It is the same legal point. Since contents are assessed against the higher value, manufacturers have to round down when converting. >how long has the USA being decimalising their >system? i.e, 3.7 miles, 12.2 fl oz, 2.38" etc. See references to decimals in the regulations associated with the Fair Packaging and Labelling Act: http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fpla/part500.htm
