Just remember that it
may take some time after the law is passed to see any change. Most
manufacturers will wait until the regular label replacement for each product
occurs. P & G stated that this was the case with them even though
they mostly label SI as the primary units.
Phil
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Jim Elwell
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 2:32
PM
To: U.S. Metric
Association
Subject:
[USMA:31577] Re: that fabled FPLA amendment
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
