The UPLR is only law if a State adopts it; however, many do. Section 10.10 of the UPLR requires metric only up to 7 grams (dual NOT permitted), and requires dual between 7g - 225 g. It does not apply above 225 g. I assume that is considered a commercial quantity and UPLR only applies to "consumer" items. Below 7 g, the largest whole metric unit must be used, so milligrams to 999 mg, and grams from 1 g - 7 g.
The Customary, where required, must be ounces, including fractions. The grain is NOT permitted for weighing grain. :) The FPLA simply defers to the Federal Seed Act, which isn't clear on net contents, it is mostly concerned with exact species, purity, and germination. As arbitrary as the breakpoint seems, it is up to the government to be capricious, not the growers. ________________________________ From: Remek Kocz <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Cc: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 5:20:28 PM Subject: [USMA:46921] RE: Hardware store finds Nope, once the size of the packet goes past 20-30 g, it's all ounces from there. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >Check out seeds. like for vegetables and the like. American companies >usually, but they are sold in grams...only. No ounces or anything to be >found...just grams. I like it. > > >Until you turn the seed package around and they tell you to plant in 6 inch >blah blah blah.... >
