2001-04-05
I remember seeing the Pringles can that was labelled as 7 oz (198 g), and
could never understand why it wasn't 200 g. I've seen these green
tri-lingual cans recently, but I thought they had it in the format of FFU
(SI). And I thought the SI was as goofy as before. I'll check again this
weekend when I go to the store. I also never saw these cans sold alone, but
in a dual pack and the FFU appeared to be the primary unit in all languages.
It will be interesting to see if P&G would drop the FFU altogether if and
when the FPLA is amended.
What would really be sweet would be to see those liquid laundry detergents
showing rational SI, like 3 L, instead of 2.95 L. If I'm not mistaken,
someone on this list once purchased one of those containers and measured the
contents and found it to be slightly over 3 L. If this is true, would it be
worth our effort to contact those who label in this fashion to change their
label to at least show a rational SI declaration?
Gl�ckliches Neues Jahr!
Happy New Year!
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of James J. Wentworth
Sent: Thursday, 2001-01-04 02:14
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:10218] Pringles potato chips going metric
I think Procter & Gamble is definitely carrying out a metrication program.
The 855 g, 2 kg and 3 kg packages of Tide detergent tablets are still being
sold at the local Fred Meyer store.
Tonight I not only saw the Tide packages, but also a new batch of Pringles
potato chips. The single cans have English/Spanish labels with
the contents
given as: 170 g (6 oz.). The "170 g" has the proper spacing and is printed
in a more bold, ~25% larger font than the ounce declaration. The double
packs are in the NAFTA trilingual format, and their contents are
also listed
in the BOLD SI (wombat) format. Judging from what I'm seeing, I'd say that
P&G is in the process of getting Americans used to seeing (eventually)
SI-only labeling.
Jason
