Maybe not entirely. By law when there are two units the product must contain the larger of the two. A label showing a description of 1 lb 454 g must contain at least 454 g as 454 g is technically larger then 1 lb. A can of soda that states 12 fl oz 335 mL must contain at least 355 mL as 355 mL is technically more then 12 fl oz.
So I would say that int he eyes of the law, they are not equal. Jerry ________________________________ From: John M. Steele <[email protected]> To: U..S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 8:59:54 AM Subject: [USMA:43968] RE: EU Metric Directive We may not like it but the two statements are precisely equal in the eyes of US law and must be the same font size (there is a minor concession where the metric symbol uses lower case letters). Either may be in first place, and neither is more important. The average fill must equal or exceed both values. --- On Mon, 3/16/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:43963] RE: EU Metric Directive > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 12:21 AM > Yes, Ken. > > I consider the unit in first place as "more > prominent" that the unit in second place even if the > second place declaration is larger or bolder except, > perhaps, in cases of extreme contrasts such as the examples > that you illustrate. > > I have never observed such extreme contrasts on US labels. > The fonts are usually *the same* for both declarations. > > Gene.
