What issues are there with declaring the net quantity in pints or fluid ounces?
Official net quantity declarations must be in metric units. Additional net quantity declarations may also appear on the label in conjunction with the Canadian requirements provided they are clear and concise to the consumer. This includes identification of whether pints or fluid ounces are US or Imperial/Canadian. A US pint must always be declared as “US pint”. An imperial fluid ounce must always be declared as an imperial or Canadian fluid ounce. Why does the numeric portion of the net quantity declaration need to be so big? Net quantity declarations are regulated by consumer legislation. Historically, net quantity has been the area of greatest concern so the size requirement for net quantity increases with the size of the container to make that information prominent. A typical beverage alcohol bottle or can, larger than 50 ml but less than 1.75 l, requires the numeral to be 3.2mm. See the LCBO Product Packaging Standards, Chart 9 for a table of required sizes based on display surface
