The reference to poutine (Quebec's contribution to fine cuisine) sold by the tonne was somewhat tongue in cheek. The portions at the food court are huge.
Carleton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian J White" <[email protected]> To: [email protected], "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:04:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [USMA:43633] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices! I deal with Costco corporate all the time....I could ask them.... At 09:01 2009-03-10, [email protected] wrote: >I've been to a number of Costco stores in Toronto, Montreal, >Sherbrooke, and Moncton. There I noticed meat priced by the >kilogram only. No pounds anywhere. (Admittedly, this was a few years ago.) > > > >I also noticed poutine priced and sold by the tonne, but that's >another matter entirely. > > > >Carleton > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Frewen-Lord" <[email protected]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:06:54 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >Subject: [USMA:43624] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices! > > >When I lived in Canada, we used to do some of our shopping at a large Costco >in Mississauga, Ont, where most products seemed to be packaged in larger >sizes suitable for, and directed towards, the non-retail hospitality and >instutional industries (hotels, restaurants, hospitals, etc). What >surprised me was that all this packaging was in hard metric sizes - 2 kg >tins of coffee, 1 kg packs of bacon (Canadian of course!), 4 L jugs of milk >(although that is also a Canadian retail size sold in normal supermarkets >and convenience stores), 10 kg bags of potatoes, etc, etc. > >It strikes me it would not be beyond the realms of possibility for Costco to >simply switch their US packaging operations to the same as their Canadian >ones? (I know, I am on dangerous ground here, but just pointing out some >logical - commercially sensible - moves to help metrication in the US). > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John M. Steele" <[email protected]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:57 PM >Subject: [USMA:43612] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices! > > > > > > > > I made a point of checking my supermarket milk (in the frig) and the milk > > at Costco while I shopped today. Here in Michigan both are labeled 1 GAL > > / 3.78 L and have a nutrition label exactly like any other food regulated > > under FPLA and the nutrition label requirements. However, I suppose it > > could be under UPLR or even similar State requirements. If State > > requirements, then there is a "50 States = 50 Ways" problem. > > > > On the Costco milk, the net contents is printed on the label. On the > > supermarket milk it is stamped into the plastic container and a little > > hard to read unless you turn the bottle correctly. > > > > I still believe they could fill to 4 L if they wanted too. > > > > > > --- On Mon, 3/9/09, STANLEY DOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> From: STANLEY DOORE <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [USMA:43487] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one > >> notices! > >> To: [email protected], "U.S. Metric Association" > >> <[email protected]> > >> Date: Monday, March 9, 2009, 1:37 AM > >> I can't cite a specific law about dual labeling milk and > >> other dairy products, however they are not dual labeled now. > >> Milk comes under special state laws for farm products. > >> Stan Doore > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. > >> Steele" <[email protected]> > >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" > >> <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 9:13 AM > >> Subject: [USMA:43487] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and > >> no-one notices! > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Are you sure about that? Can you cite a law? > >> > > >> > I can't see an exception for milk in the FPLA, and > >> sectio 1461 seems to be pretty clear that it supercedes > >> state law, requiring less or different information.. > >> > > >> > I believe it must be dual labelled and could be sold > >> in either a round Customary or metric quantity. > >> Specifically, I believe a 4 L fill would be legal, but it > >> would also have to be properly labeled in Customary. > >> > > >> > --- On Sun, 3/8/09, STANLEY DOORE > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> From: STANLEY DOORE <[email protected]> > >> >> Subject: [USMA:43486] Re: USC units spread to the > >> UK - and no-one notices! > >> >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" > >> <[email protected]> > >> >> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 8:58 AM > >> >> milk which must be > >> >> sold by the gallon > >> >> due to government laws and regulations. > >> >> > >> >> Stan Doore > >> > > >
