Well, a slight exaggeration, but Mayor Bloomberg's ban on drinks over 16 fl oz
with more than 25 calories per 8 fl oz serving affects many drinks bottled in
500 mL/16.9 fl oz sizes. Bottom-line is 16 oz is legal, 500 mL isn't unless
lo-cal, so 500 mL will disappear in NYC, and maybe everywhere as bottlers move
back to 16 oz to "beat the ban."
Seth Goldman, CEO of Honest T, has an editorial in today's WSJ, on their 35
calorie per 8 oz tea, much better for you than 100 calorie per 8 oz soft
drinks, but bottled at 500 mL and over the limit, so they will have to change.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444873204577537303844223474.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
His supporters (he would no doubt do the opposite of what I say) should urge
him to accomodate rational metric sizes. If he can't bring himself to say
metric words he could raise it to 17 fl oz. I doubt anyone serving 16 oz would
add the extra fill, but it would cover 500 mL servings either in bottles, or if
drink cups were metricated.
