Steve, The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) is the Federal law which requires *both* metric (SI) units and inch-pound units (in either order) on the labels of most consumer commodities offered for sale in the US. However, some products are *not* regulated by the FPLA, but are under the independent jurisdictions of the 50 States. These products, for the most part, are regulated by the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation (UPLR) which are rules and regulations adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), and subsequently, by most of the 50 States. Many of us have been working in recent years for an amendment to the FPLA to *permit* the labeling and sale of *all* consumer commodities in metric-only units (without dual labeling) if packagers choose to do so. Persuading members of Congress to sponsor such an amendment is a problem. Most would rather sponsor more popular causes. Gene Mechtly. ............. On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Stephen Davis wrote: > I'd like to make a query to our US friends!! In the different states up and > down the US, do certain ones allow a mixture of weights and measures like > pounds and ounces, grams and kilograms, miles and yards, metres and > kilometres or do they all have one dominant unit? Yes. Mixtures are even *required* in some cases (as explained above). > Also, is weights and measures over there governed by legislation or can > traders pick and choose whatever units they like as they see fit?? Yes, in some cases, and no in other cases (as explained above).
