Michael, Can you find the 800 numbers for Proctor & Gamble and Georgia Pacific? I am working on a website where I can post them.
Helen Bushnell 720-565-1689 In a message dated 11-7-02 16:51:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did not hear any anti proposal statements, a couple of manufactures (Proctor and Gamble and Georgia Pacific) stated emphatically that the present restriction to metric plus foot pound will cost them money and trade come 2010 when the EU implements metric only labeling requirements. Proctor and Gamble had good examples of net content labels required, when also stated in Spanish and French as well as English the current law states that all listed units (fluid ounces, pints, milliliters, etc.) have to be listed in each language, this leads to an incredible mess in the content declaration part of the package, and takes up an large amount of space that on small packages can be better used for safety information. What I learnt is that companies note consumer comments made to their customer comment numbers both pro and negative. What this means is that for 5 minutes a day each of us needs to call these (free) numbers and express our agreement with manufactures who lead the pack and market metric sized product packages (e.g. Proctor and Gamble). And also to companies who don't, to tell them this is what you want. One person, cannot recall what company said they had not heard from consumers wanting metric labeling, obviously I did not have their number.
