Bill Potts wrote:
> It's not quite the same as in the U.K. In fact it may be the reverse.
> 
> The U.K. exception applies only to draft beer, which must be in pints
> and half pints. Bottled beer is required to conform to SI.

I see, and which argumentation do they use to rectify drafts in pints?

> 
> The U.S. regulation applies to bottled beer and I'm not so sure about
> draft beer. After all, only the barrels are involved in interstate
> commerce. The measurement of the serving size occurs at the point of
> service and may well be subject only to state or local regulations. 
> I suspect that half liters and liters may very well be permitted.
> 
> Bill Potts, CMS
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Behalf Of Michael-O
>> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 07:58
>> To: U.S. Metric Association
>> Subject: [USMA:26472] Re: fpla and beer
>> 
>> 
>> can you figure out why beer is excepted? just like in the UK
>> 
>> Terry Simpson wrote:
>>> Beer laws are separate from the FPLA. I did some research a while
>>> back to get beer law to parallel the FPLA changes but did not get
>>> very far. Is anyone else interested?

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