‘Metric Martyrs’ to Pay for Fight Over Ounces
England’s “metric martyrs,” five grocers who were hauled before a judge for refusing to sell produce in kilograms and grams, lost their case and were ordered to pay about $145,000 in court costs.
Two High Court judges ruled that the men do not have the right to sell exclusively in pounds and ounces. Lawyers for the five had argued that England and Wales should be exempt from European Union rules requiring fruit and vegetables to be labeled in grams and kilograms.
But the judges said EU law ruled supreme. “Imperial measures, much loved of many, seem to face extinction,” Judge Peter Laws said.
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