From: Brian J White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <Shall I assume that the TABD is a purely American organization? It sounds like it.>
Yes. They also told the EU they would help to lobby Congress to amend the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA) to allow metric-only labeling (it currently requires *both* sets of units). So far, the TABD has worked toward this goal about as much as O. J. Simpson has worked on finding the "real" killer. -- Jason > > At 18:53 2002-10-14 -0400, kilopascal wrote: > >2002-10-14 > > > >Originally, the EU law banning all non-metric contents declarations on > >labels was to go into effect on 2000-01-01. But, the TABD fought it tooth > >and nail and was able to get a 10 year extension. They wanted a > >cancellation of the directive, but the EU said no. So, the law goes into > >effect in a little over 7 years. Some feel in 2009, the TABD will attempt > >to demand a further extension. > > > >This was just a simple explanation. It is actually more complex. > > > >John > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Brian J White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, 2002-10-14 18:31 > >Subject: [USMA:22723] Re: Standards article, front page Salt Lake Tribune > > > > > > > Care to elaborate on the TABD's anti-metric actions? I haven't yet heard > > > of this... > > > > > > At 14:15 2002-10-14 -0800, James Wentworth wrote: > > > >Hmm...I wonder if Mr. Treschow's comment is a thinly-veiled reference to > >the > > > >TABD's (for new USMA list members, that is the Trans-Atlantic Business > > > >Dialog group) anti-metric shenanigans? > > > > > > > >"Business would like the trans-Atlantic cooperation to move forward at a > > > >much greater speed," said Michael Treschow, chairman of cell phone > > > >manufacturer Ericsson. "Instead of moving forward inch by inch it is time > >to > > > >go metric and start measuring success in meters." -- Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: Jim Elwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:51 AM > > > >Subject: [USMA:22702] Standards article, front page Salt Lake Tribune > > > > > > > > > > > > > An article about standards that appeared in the upper left corner of > >the > > > > > front page of today's Salt Lake Tribune (circ. ~ 220,000). It may well > > > >have > > > > > appeared elsewhere, as it is a syndicated item. > > > > > > > > > > Note particularly the last paragraph. > > > > > > > > > > http://www.sltrib.com/10142002/nation_w/6933.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim Elwell, CAMS > > > > > Electrical Engineer > > > > > Industrial manufacturing manager > > > > > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > > > > > www.qsicorp.com > > > > > > > > >
