In the case of bacon, it's simply a slice. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scott Clauss Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:17 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:15415] RE: letter in Irish Times What is a "rasher"? ScottC > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Han Maenen > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 10:54 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:15414] letter in Irish Times > > > A letter in today's Irish Times about filthy tricks but no attack on the > metric system: > > * * * Sir, - Concealing price increases under the guise of the > metric system > is not new for Irish food processors. As far back as 1970 a > similar attempt > was made by Lough Egish Co-op to replace 8 oz packs of butter > with 200 gram > tubs for the same price. At that time the metric system was > largely unknown > and many people did not realise they were getting only 7 ozs. This meant a > price increase of over 14 per cent. Another present-day ploy is to sell > bacon in packs of five, six, seven or 10 rashers, with no price per kilo > shown. Price increases of 30 to 60 per cent over loose-cut > rashers can thus > go unnoticed. An EU directive of February 1998 obliges retailers > to show the > unit price (price per kilo). Three-and-a-half years later, this > has not been > implemented in Ireland. I hope Mr Tom Kitt, Minister of State for Consumer > Affairs, will now tell us why. - Yours, etc., > > JOAN MORRISON, Ailesbury Park, Dublin 4. > >
