Forwarded is Elizabeth Gentry's reply to my question about the accuracy of my two summary statements on metric-only labeling as permitted individually by forty nine of the fifty states of the US, except the State of New York.
Eugene Mechtly ________________________________ From: Gentry, Elizabeth [elizabeth.gen...@nist.gov] Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 3:07 PM To: mechtly, eugene a Cc: keneth.butc...@nist.gov; Crown, Linda D.; Sefcik, David; Warfield, Lisa Subject: RE: Almost Unanimous Metric-Only Labeling Eugene Mechtly, Thank you for your question regarding the status of metric labeling in the United States. Ken Butcher is currently out of the office, but has asked me to respond to your inquiry. Yes - Currently 49 of the 50 states permit the use of only metric units on packages that are subject to their jurisdiction (e.g., not under the jurisdiction of the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, FPLA). The only remaining state to require dual unit labeling is New York. State metric labeling can be permitted by law, regulation, and/or policy. Adopting the model Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation (UPLR, 1999 or later version) is one method that can be used to permit metric labeling within a state. Best regards, Elizabeth J. Gentry National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Weights and Measures Laws and Metric Program 100 Bureau Drive Stop 2600 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-2600 301-975-3690 Fax: 301-975-8091 http://www.nist.gov/metric -----Original Message----- From: mechtly, eugene a [mailto:mech...@illinois.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:49 PM To: keneth.butc...@nist.gov; Crown, Linda D.; Sefcik, David; Warfield, Lisa; Gentry, Elizabeth Cc: U.S. Metric Accociation; mechtly, eugene a Subject: Almost Unanimous Metric-Only Labeling Forty Nine states of the United States of America presently permit Metric-Only Labeling of products which are entirely under state jurisdiction, but not under the jurisdiction of the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA), by virtue of individual state laws, regulations, or policies, if not by formal adoption of the NCWM-NIST Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation (UPLR). The only remaining exception is the State of New York which continues to require dual-unit labeling. Are the above two statements accurate? Eugene Mechtly
