On Thursday 16 April 2009 09:35:05 Michael Payne wrote: > http://www.lemis.com/grog/recipes/measures.php > > Interesting take on the various size of cups around the world as well as > some units from Colonial Malaysia.
That page has a link to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/aprqtr/21cfr101.9.htm, the nutrition labeling law, which defines "common household measure" to include cup, tablespoon, teaspoon, piece, slice, etc., but NOT milliliter, even though every measuring cup I've seen for decades has had milliliter markings. Section 12 lists reference amounts for serving sizes. They are defined in grams or milliliters (except a few such as pie crusts) but required to be labeled in cups or tbsp. I think it's as important to amend that law as to amend the FPLA. Pierre
