"Howard Ressel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: [USMA:21965] Metric Lables for goods
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:11:52 -0400
> From: "Howard Ressel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> It seems like manufactures and the public are getting very comfortable with small
>dimensions displayed in metric only. Obviously none of these are covered by any
>packaging laws. I wonder how many products would be lable in metric only if
>manufacturer were allowed to. Here are two recent examples:
>
> In our local paper there was an article about the new child safety seat latch
>requirements. The diagram with the article referred to a 6 mm steel bar attachment
>point.
>
> My daughter has a Barbie Doll sticker maker thing that requires a small amount of a
>sand like substance. The refill package includes 5 sticker sheets and 6 grams of the
>material, again no English reference.
Refill kits for ink-jet computer printers are also 100% SI, *NO* Olde
Englishe to be seen anywhere on the package or in the directions.
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