So the law requires what is the most confusing and difficult to compare with
other sizes. This proves that the intent of those who write the laws don't
have the consumers interest in mind.
I can see where this can backfire. Presently we are in a bad economy forcing
consumers to be more picky where and how they spend their money. Products that
once would have been purchased even though they weren't a good value are now
being looked at more cautiously. If a consumer can't determine if the product
is a good bargain, they will ignore the fancy packaging and the confusing
labels and not buy the products. The companies are experiencing a huge drop in
sales and thus a drop in profits.
Rather then changing their bad habits they will cry to the government for a
personal stimulus package to prevent them from going out of business, when all
it would take would be a simple change in the way they operate to regain
consumer confidence in their products.
Jerry
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From: John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net>
To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 10:11:26 AM
Subject: [USMA:43198] Re: Fwd: Re: Amendment to FPLA
The law requires the 1 LB 5 OZ version of Customary and permits the "all ounce"
version (21 OZ) as a supplement. (largest whole unit requirement. A similar
version exists for pints and/or quarts in liquid volumes.)
Whether or not that makes sense is debatable.
--- On Sun, 2/22/09, Jeremiah MacGregor <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com>
wrote:
> From: Jeremiah MacGregor <jeremiahmacgre...@rocketmail.com>
> Subject: [USMA:43188] Re: Fwd: Re: Amendment to FPLA
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 9:26 AM
> That isn't two declarations, but three? Yes, I agree
> that is a lot of clutter and I don't understand by two
> sets of English units need to be used. It isn't so bad
> if it appears as 21 oz - 596 g. Of course, some would
> prefer it to be 600 g and yes that would be better but for
> now 596 g is a lot better the 21 oz alone.
>
> If in fact it does contain 600 g and the 596 g is just
> meant to be an exact translation of 21 oz, and there is no
> reason it has to be that way, then a remarking without a
> change in fill contents can be done. Then the label can
> read 21 oz - 600 g.
>
> Does anyone know why two sets of English units appear
> instead of just one?
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "mech...@illinois.edu"
> <mech...@illinois.edu>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 4:04:37 PM
> Subject: [USMA:43169] Re: Fwd: Re: Amendment to FPLA
>
>
> This is from a box of cereal: "21 OZ (1 LB 5 OZ)-595
> g"
>
> Is this declaration simple? No! Is this declaration
> clear? No! Which number tells the consumer the amount of
> cereal inside the box? That determination is ambiguous!
>
> Of course, the bag inside the box was only partly full, and
> the bag itself only partly filled the box.
>
> Is the consumer deceived? Yes, at least to some degree!
