I believe it does; however, why bother?
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeremiah MacGregor
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 1:10 PM
Subject: [USMA:43504] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
Does the law prevent them from filling it with 4 L but stating that it
contains a gallon? The label could read:
4 L (1 US gallon) or 1 US gallon (4 L).
As long as the consumer is getting more then the stated amount then what is
the harm in the over fill?
Jerry
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From: STANLEY DOORE <[email protected]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 8:58:43 AM
Subject: [USMA:43486] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
The 4 L jug is filled with a gallon of milk which must be sold by the gallon
due to government laws and regulations.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: "John M. Steele" <[email protected]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 8:11 AM
Subject: [USMA:43482] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
Is your Costco using a 4 L or 1 gallon fill?
I have never tried them as I am (slightly) mad at my Costco for using a 1
gallon fill in a 4 L container.. However, the picture I have seen for the 4
L fill looks VERY full; it looks like pouring could be a problem.
--- On Sun, 3/8/09, STANLEY DOORE <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: STANLEY DOORE <[email protected]>
> Subject: [USMA:43479] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 7:51 AM
> I don't find pouring milk for the Costco container any
> more difficult to pour.
>
> Stan Doore
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John M. Steele
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 4:37 PM
> Subject: [USMA:43451] Re: USC units spread to the UK -
> and no-one notices!
>
>
> My Costco has them too. I refuse to buy them.
>
> Costco introduced a 4 L container in one part of
> the country. There was even an article in "Metric
> Today." However, in many areas they are using the
> container but only filling to 1 gallon. The metric marking
> (3.79 L if I recall) is consistent with that fill, and there
> is a LOT of headspace (0.21 L of excess headspace to be
> precise).
>
> There are reports that the design (which saves
> space) is hard to pour without spilling. I don't know
> if they went to 1 gallon fill to help the spilling problem,
> or if it makes a difference.
>
> --- On Sat, 3/7/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> From: Jeremiah MacGregor
> <[email protected]>
> Subject: [USMA:43431] Re: USC units spread to the
> UK - and no-one notices!
> To: "U.S. Metric Association"
> <[email protected]>
> Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 12:41 PM
>
>
> Are you sure it only contains one US gallon if it
> is in a 4 L container? It just may be labeled as one gallon
> to keep it simple. Have you verified the fill to know for
> sure?
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: Carleton MacDonald
> <[email protected]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 11:44:20 AM
> Subject: [USMA:43415] Re: USC units spread to the
> UK - and no-one notices!
>
>
> A pint of milk certainly doesn’t seem like a
> lot, so I wonder why they delivered such a small size. In
> our house we go through three large Costco bottles a week.
> (These are the rectangular four-liter bottles that Costco
> fills with only one US gallon.)
>
>
>
> Carleton
