On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:16:53 -0600, "King, Mark D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I noticed in our department breakroom 2 cleaning products, Joy "375 mL > 12.6 FL OZ" and Squeak'n Clean "382 ml / 12.5 fl. oz.". Interesting > that both products are labeld SI first. Even more interesting is that > the Joy has less ml but more fl oz. I didn't think that was possible, > but I guess the FPLA is even more powerful that I believed!
My guess is that the squeak'n clean bottle is either a rounded 12.5 ounces with a metric misprint or a 370 ml with an ounce misprint. Assuming they didn't make a mistake then the contents would have to meet or exceed the largest given. Since the measurements aren't equivalent it must legally meet or exceed the largest given size (12.5 oz.). NIST requires this though some products slip under the radar and could be giving a short measure. > > It appears that the Joy is metric sized, with a decent USC conversion. > I'm not sure about the Squeak'n Clean. I don't know the FPLA regs well > enough to know what's acceptable. My best guess is that it's really a > 382 ml bottle, converted to USC rounding down to the nearest 1/2 oz. > Yet another reason to support metric only labeling. > -- Bernard Rachtmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service
