Therein lies my specific issue - you say "Did Brussels really say that the manufacturer couldn’t write on the box that there were 12 eggs inside". Putting aside brussels for the mo - wouldn't the same argument suggesting what's the harm in putting 12 eggs on the packet apply to anything - ie colour, shape, smell, etc, *and* the Oz mass if the manuf. feels it might be usueful? That's my position entirely. I'm ok with metric on packages as it goes but so long as there's nothing obscene on a packet surely anything goes within reason (you can't lie obviously - like claim that they're blue eggs only to find that they're the same boring white/brown). Basic minimalist policing really.
As far as I know in the UK we have (from memory) Large, medium and small eggs. Then the massive duck eggs or the tiny quail eggs. I seemed to remember that there used to be a grade mark - not sure if that's still there as I do what the normal punter does - take pack - open to see if the occupants are ok and look good - make purchase. As far as packs - the normal packs are dozen - but I've seen other multiples of 2. Again - common sense - it's the best way to hold 'em. From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:48017] RE: Eggs in Europe Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 22:21:57 -0400 >From what I could see there was nothing in there that said you could not sell >a package of 12 eggs, they just wanted the mass on the box in metric units. >Did Brussels really say that the manufacturer couldn’t write on the box that >there were 12 eggs inside? Hens lay eggs in different sizes. In the USA the eggs are sold by the dozen (2 x 6 rather than 4 x 3) with the various sizes indicated on the outside, from small to jumbo. Carleton From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 23:10 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: USMA Metric Association Subject: [USMA:47996] Eggs in Europe Dear All, I responded to this article at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1290099/Leave-eggs-Tories-warn-Brussels.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe. _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now
