Valuing the Froth on a Pint of Beer

Julie Froud, Rebecca Boden, Anthony Ogus and Peter Stubbs
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Julie Froud: University of Manchester
Rebecca Boden: Middlesex University Business School
Anthony Ogus: University of Manchester
Peter Stubbs: University of Manchester

Chapter 9 in Controlling the Regulators, 1998, pp 131-144 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Although the UK has developed a comprehensive system of weights and measures legislation, the volume of liquid beer or cider which should be dispensed in a draught pint (or half pint) has been the subject of continued uncertainty. Beer in Britain is traditionally served with a gassy head or froth on top which, if included as part of the pint measurement, effectively means that less than a liquid pint is dispensed. The law has been unclear as to what volume of liquid should be served, with practice often determined by local preferences. The introduction of legislation to remove this uncertainty had been planned since at least 1979 and was included as section 43 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.1 However, when it was about to be brought into effect in 1993, a Compliance Cost Assessment (CCA) produced by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) appeared to demonstrate that the costs to business would be large and disproportionate to the benefits to consumers, and it was eventually decided that the measure should be revoked.

Keywords: Compliance Cost; Glass Manufacturer; Legal Uncertainty; Trading Standard; Line Glass (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-14632-1_9

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