David,
I just read your article of September 11th.
Unfortunately, the FPLA has still not been amended to *permit* metric-only
labeling on products regulated at the Federal Level although metric-only
labels are now permitted on most products regulated at state level by *nearly
all* states of
Mr Eugene Mechtly. Which article do you refer to?
David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:00:40 +
From: mechtly, eugene a mech...@illinois.edu
Reply-To: mech...@illinois.edu
Subject: [USMA:53243] WM
Hi
I remember reading about the FPLA and that metric only labeling is permitted in
all but if I remember correctly, 2 states, Alabama and New York.
On the shelf of stores there is supposed to be a label (sometimes missing) that
shows the price of the item. If the shelf label which is printed
Hi John
Thanks for the correction. I now know the difference between the Federal
Packaging and Labeling Act and the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulations.
I may write to my congressperson and senators about updating the FPLA to allow
metric only labeling.
I downloaded the FPLA and
Parker,
The state-level permissive metric-only labeling regulation is a part of the
Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation (UPLR) as written by the National
Conference on Weights and Measures. As of now, we are down to only one U.S.
jurisdiction that has not adopted the UPLR amendment, and
Well summarized, Paul!
Given the pivotal role New York State now plays in both completing coverage in
the USA of the UPLR and providing a springboard for passing the permissive
metric-only amendment to the FPLA, can you tell us where things stand regarding
New York amending their state law
Article 16, Sec. 176 of the New York State Weights and Measures Law is a
virtual mandate in favor of the use of the metric system in that state:
The legislature hereby finds and declares that voluntary and orderly conversion
to the metric system of weights and measures is of vital importance to
