[USMA:20360] Re: Fwd: Question on Dairy Products

[Bruce Barrow]

I have to envy a person like John Rourke, who clearly enjoys excellent health with no pharmaceutical products in his house -- not even an aspirin!   And he does not even take vitamins.   Bruce   ----- Original Message ----- From: John Woelflein To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 9:29 AM Subject: [USMA:20349] Fwd: Question on Dairy Products I wrote to USDA and asked why dairy products were not yet considering metrication. Here is reply from John Rourke of the USDA:    "Rourke, John" sda.gov> cc: "Mengel, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "McKee, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2002-06-06 Subject: Question on Dairy Products 09:21 In response to your question, I conducted a survey of consumer products in my household. Of the 50 products surveyed, only 3 were in metric sizes -- a 2-liter cola product, a 3-liter wine product and a 0.75 liter alcohol product. All other products, including bottled water, were in standard U.S. fluid and weight measures, along with the metric equivalent in parentheses. There were 2 fruit juice products both in 64 ozs. (2 quart) containers. One problem I would see with converting to metric sizes would be in the carbonated beverage vending machine business; would they continue to use the same size 12-ounce cans and label it as the metric equiv. of 12 ozs.? Until American c! on! ! ! sumers start demanding product in metric sizes, I do not expect the food processing industry to make the conversion. Many American consumers, given their fierce independent nature, may be unwilling to accept products sold only in a "foreign" measuring system. Any statements to the effect that American consumers are less intelligent than consumers in other countries is asinine. John Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup