> > From: "J. Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/02/28 Sat PM 05:38:33 EST > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [USMA:29007] RE: Wisconsin Ice Cream > > Hi Nat, > > Are you sure they rounded off the metric value and not the number of ounces? > >From the way you have typed it, it gives the impression that they really mean > 1.2 L, and put (40 oz.) as the approximate conversion.
One of the issues that must be addressed when dealing wth rounding and labelling, is that you cannot round upward, because the container MUST normally have at least the amount listed on the label. For example, US produced orange juice, packaged in half gallon containers, is sold in Canada, as a 3.78 litre container. It could not marketed as a 3.8 litre container, because it doesn't contain at least 3.8 litres. It could be marketed as a 3.75 or 3.7 litre container, and why they don't do that, I'm not sure. Probably because it would affect it's unit price (price per 100 mL) when compared against other juices sold. Stephen Gallagher
