[USMA 256] Re: From Queen Elizabeth

Who and when did the UK decide to use “m” for the mile symbol? Mike Payne > On 13 Jul 2016, at 23:20, Stephen Humphreys wrote: > > Don’t confuse this with the ‘countdown’ signs that people can see. On the > motorway they’re at 100 yd intervals. Elsewhere they’re

[USMA 258] Is this covered by the FPLA?

It's a bacterial spray for the skin. It's sold as a cosmetic, is used for personal care, and is consumed in use. I did not buy it from a retail store, however. I bought it from the manufacturer. A slip of paper has an email address to contact the company if one wants to sell it wholesale. See

[USMA 260] Re: How common are kitchen scales?

I bought mine online but B stores like Williams Sonoma, Sur La Table definitely carry them.  Also plenty of articles about professional chefs using weight, but MOST American recipes are volume-based and many people don't see the need.  If you wanted one, there is no problem finding a large

[USMA 261] Re: Is this covered by the FPLA?

I think the answer is yes.  The text of the FPLA (and FTC regulations) is given on the metric laws page of the USMA website.  Whats covered is in section 1459 of the FPLA. If it is not covered by the FPLA, it would fall under UPLR.  Unfortunately UPLR is only model regulations.  Many states

[USMA 263] Re: Is this covered by the FPLA?

Speaking of UPLR and metric-only labeling, is New York State the lone holdout in not permitting metric-only labels not covered by the FPLA? If so, is there any current or planned activity on that front to see if their legislature can be persuaded to fall in line with all of the other US states,

[USMA 264] Re: How common are kitchen scales?

I agree regarding both availability and the nature of American recipes. For a quick assessment of availability select one of the 794 choices available on this Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps=metric+kitchen+scales The ones I use were made by

[USMA 259] Re: How common are kitchen scales?

On Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:18:45 jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > In the US, I would say relatively rare. It would almost require some > special interest, portion control for diabetes or weigh loss, interest in > cooking "foreign" recipes, etc. If the household has one, it is likely to > be