blake wrote on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:29 -0500:

>> Default wrote on 19 Nov 2009 20:01:07 GMT:
>>
>>>> Hello All!
>>>>
>>>> I bought a can of soup labelled "Organics Organic Classical
>>>> Tomato Soup", assuming that it would be enough for two
>>>> since it said "Don't add water". However, when I came to
>>>> eat it, I had to wonder what perverse marketing logic went
>>>> into the packaging since it was marked "Serving size 1 cup"
>>>> and "Servings per container about 1 1/2".
>>
>>> Serving sizes are standardized by the FDA in the US for many
>>> products. That's to make it easy to compare one product with
>>> another.
>>
>> That may be true but why should a can contain 1 1/2 servings?

> apparently, it's a twelve-ounce can. (you didn't say.)
> should all packaging be in an even number of servings? i'm
> not sure i understand your puzzlement here.

What's the point of either over-eating or having a half serving left
over?

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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