Did you look closely at the label in the picture? It wasn’t 1 L, but 999 mL. 1 L was converted to 33.8 fl oz and that was backconverted to 999 mL.
Since the label is in error, who do you complain to so hopefully the label will be fixed? From: John M. Steele Sent: Thursday, 2014-06-26 21:21 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54065] Re: Example of problem with round off errors, etc. They have to leave the 1 L, because the FPLA requires DUAL labelling. Neither the metric only nor Customary alone is sufficient under the current law. Your hypothetical is illegal in the US. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Parker Willey Jr. <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:54 PM Subject: [USMA:54055] Example of problem with round off errors, etc. Hi: Suppose someone takes a 1 liter bottle of Safflower seed oil and converts the label info to legacy units for sale in the US. Then later, someone else wants to put on the label metric units, uses the legacy info and converts it back resulting in a round off error. See the attached picture. Also, in the discussion about "er" vs "re" endings on units of measure, you remember the legacy unit of land area: acre. It is defined as 43560 legacy square feet. Anyway, should it be spelled "acer". Just a tidbit. ...Parker Willey Jr. San Jose, CA
