You will want to address your comments about food labeling to the FDA, not FTC.
Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gavin Young - Renewable Electricity Solutions Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:50 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:32666] Re: Food Labeling - a chance for feedback from USMA members! I also find it frustrating on food packages where volume is listed ml, the Nutrional Facts Serving Size section of the food label is often stated in g (though the USA Customary unit used is a still a volume measure (such as tablespoon or cup)). This makes things very inconsistent, though the grams part is consistent with the portion that list fat, carbs and protein in grams. I will suggesst to the FTC that the Nutrional Facts portion of the label for Serving size list it in BOTH volume and weight/mass metric units when the FPL label on the package is in volume units. Likewise in regards to frozen juice, when the label states the volume of the reconstituted juice (finished product when water is added), metric units should be included, not just US Customary Units. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 05 April, 2005 05:40 Subject: [USMA:32619] Re: Food Labeling - a chance for feedback from USMA members! > On Monday 04 April 2005 12:14, Hillger, Don wrote: > > From one of our more active USMA members: > > > > > > > > The FDA is starting to look at changes to nutrition labels: see > > http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/2005/NEW01170.html > > > > > > > > (Not really any direct relevance to metric labeling. The bottom of the > > release has pointers to the notices, which are scanned so rather huge, > > 1.1MB and 1.5MB). > > > > > > > > The USMA President is urging members to use this as an opportunity for > > metric proponents to suggest kilojoules. But since the FDA's entire > > focus is on calories, kilojoules for energy or even dual labeling with > > calories/kilojoules would probably not be even slightly palatable to > > them. But it is an opportunity to give input and alert the FDA that > > some Americans think it is time to "think kilojoules." > > The second notice is about serving sizes and says that they should be > expressed in "common household measures". We should point out that, although > kitchen scales are not as common here as in other parts of the world, > measuring cups are, and they commonly have a milliliter scale, thus the > milliliter is a common household measure, despite the sentence implying that > it isn't. > > phma > -- > Now I need a magnifier to find my eyeglasses! > -Les Perles de la m�decine > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.6 - Release Date: 2005-04-11
