Prepare yourself for a great public outcry against metrication. I doubt that the American public will like converting from teaspoons in Betty Crocker recipes.
From: Bill Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 10:38:11 -0400 To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:38643] RE: EU metric plus-labelling On 2007 May 10 , at 8:40 AM, Mike Millet wrote: > ... if the EU allows dual labels, does this mean that the companies could use > a metric content description (500g weight etc) but continue to use Farenheit > and the calorie on cooking instructions etc? No, it's my understanding that dual labeling means that every measure must be in both SI as well as the old, non-SI units. So the labeling on the product you refer to (above) would need to report the temperature in Celsius as well as Fahrenheit and the energy content in kilojoules as well as calories, in addition to the mass in grams along with ounces. I'm not sure if they could report some things in SI-only while reporting other things in dual (SI and non-SI). If the law would say you can do either, does it require an all or nothing package design, where everything must be in dual or everything must be in SI only, or can they mix? It is clear they cannot use non-SI only for any part of the packaging (if the law allows only dual or metric only labeling). Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ========================== Make It Simple; Make It Metric! ==========================
