2002-03-23 I think the problem stems from the US marketing end. In order to conform to what is perceived as "American" practice, the product is labelled as 7 oz, even though there is most likely no difference in contents from 200 g. Rather then label it as 7 oz (200 g), as it should be, some "intelligent" person probably figured that someone would realise that 200 g is not the calculator value that one would get if one converts 7 ounces to grams using the standard conversion factor. So, thus the label shows the nonsense we have below. And it is possible that the person on the US end is anti-metric and wants metric to look bad.
I don't know if it is worth our effort bring this to their attention. We might get one of those canned responses about it being what the customer wants. On the other hand, someone might want to inquire if the contents really does contain 200 g. But, again, chances are the person answering the letter would most likely not know and just give any old answer to brush you off. The only way to make sure of the contents is to buy some of the product and weigh it out. And if it is 200 g, then you know for sure that the label is fictitious. And it might be some ammunition to use if you decide to contact them about the erroneous label. I would hope that if the day shall come that the FPLA is ever amended to allow metric only, that it also requires that numbers be practical, even if they are soft conversions. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2002-03-23 14:59 Subject: [USMA:19024] Re: Crummy Canadian labeling > Judging from the crazy metric quantity, 198.3 g, I think that it was packed > in the USA. Just another attempt to make metric look stupid in comparison > with ifp. Why should the Germans do such a thing? > The Werther bags packed in Germany and sold in Europe, including in the UK > or Ireland where the labels are in the English language, are always in even > decent 200 g or other rational metric values. The bags sold in Britain and > Ireland MAY have a supplementary 7 oz. indication, but I have not noticed > it. Those sold in the continent are metric-only. > > BTW, Today I saw Uncle Ben's bags of rice, from the USA, in rational 5 kg > bags. Metric only. > > Han > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, 2002-03-23 14:38 > Subject: [USMA:19003] Re: Crummy Canadian labeling > > <snip> > > On my recent trip I saw Werther's toffees in "7 oz (198.3g)" packs. They > said the product was made in Germany, but it wasn't clear if it was packed > there (it had a US address). > > Chris >
