If it passes we can lobby industry to drop English units, starting with some very obvious products (ie. two liter soda bottles). Of course they can no longer use the excuse "we can't do that, its illegal".
I think the USMA and other metric supporters should make passage of this bill a high priority agenda item. Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372 >>> Jim Elwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/6/2004 2:31:54 PM >>> At 6 12 04, 09:41 AM, Paul Trusten wrote: We don't know yet what the inter-administration shakeups hold, but the Commerce Department has announced that, in 2005, it is to propose to Congress that the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act be amended to allow U.S. manufacturers the option of labeling their products in the metric system only. It sounds like a small step, but a journey of a thousand kilometers starts with such a step. I think it is a great step! It is unlikely to be fought in the courts like a "mandatory metric only" law would be, and it means that more progressive manufacturers will drop colloquial units. Metric only labels will really get people to think in metric. Jim Elwell Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
