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==Food labeling in the US==
[[File:US Nutritional Fact Label 2.svg|thumb|An annotated nutrition facts label. Note the metric units. The real deal is in black and white.]]
As mentioned above, the food industry was one of the few to <s>embrace</s> be legally required to use the metric system during the failed attempt at forced conversion in the US, so food packaging is, outside of school, the place where most Americans encounter the metric system. Since there are few laws regarding the use of metric units, different foods tend to use metric and American units in different ways on packaging. Most of the time, either the American or the metric unit will be indicated first, with its equivalent indicated thereafter in parentheses. Some examples are as follows:
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