What about things like meat, which seems to be outside the law, and allows only colonial units? Example - The prepackaged sausage at Costco. (Not the sausage in the butcher department, but in the deli, made by an outside company.)
I also saw some Carr crackers last week at Costco, from England, with the royal warrant, even - and in lbs/oz only - no SI at all. The box was probably illegal. Carleton _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Hooper Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 10:38 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38643] RE: EU metric plus-labelling On 2007 May 10 , at 8:40 AM, Mike Millet wrote: ... if the EU allows dual labels, does this mean that the companies could use a metric content description (500g weight etc) but continue to use Farenheit and the calorie on cooking instructions etc? No, it's my understanding that dual labeling means that every measure must be in both SI as well as the old, non-SI units. So the labeling on the product you refer to (above) would need to report the temperature in Celsius as well as Fahrenheit and the energy content in kilojoules as well as calories, in addition to the mass in grams along with ounces. I'm not sure if they could report some things in SI-only while reporting other things in dual (SI and non-SI). If the law would say you can do either, does it require an all or nothing package design, where everything must be in dual or everything must be in SI only, or can they mix? It is clear they cannot use non-SI only for any part of the packaging (if the law allows only dual or metric only labeling). Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ========================== Make It Simple; Make It Metric! ==========================
