Procter and Gamble (not Proctor, by the way) has been somewhat inconsistent in that respect. My observation is that they put metric first more often than FFU first. However, as you indicate, they always use hard metric.
This week, I bought their Scope special (1 L bottle, plus bonus 250 mL bottle) that someone mentioned here a few days ago. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Ezra Steinberg >Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:56 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:27876] Proctor and Gamble is rarin' to go! > > >Went to the local Safeway last night to buy shampoo and noticed >all of the rational metric labelling on the Proctor and Gamble >products. Yes, U.S. Customary units are listed first followed by >SI in parentheses, but the pre-positioning by P&G of 750 mL and >similar rational product sizes is quite obvious. > >Now all we need is the amended FPLA and P&G and strip away the >U.S. Customary units on their labels in a heartbeat. Having an >industry leader like P&G ready to go metric is a huge plus for >moving prepackaged goods sold in grocery stores to (some day!) 100% metric. > >Ezra >
