I think Phil is referring to the UPLR, which governs some but not most products sold in the USA.
The FPLA must still be amended if most products are to be packaged and labelled using metric units only. Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Daniel Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If it is legal to use SI only in 47 states out of 50, then the EU doesn't > need > to worry about the FPLA being amended. all they need do is sell their metric > only labelled products in the 47 states that already permit metric only > labelling and boycott the three that aren't. > > Which three are these anyway? > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Phil Chernack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:36:09 PM > Subject: [USMA:37826] RE: possible first post on Clinton blog > > > It may be useful to point out that 47 states already permit metric-only > labeling for products that come under their jurisdiction. > > Phil > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:23 PM > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:37824] possible first post on Clinton blog > > > > Senator Hillary Clinton launched her campaign Web site > > (www.hillaryclinton.org) > > that included an opportunity to be the first blog post. I submitted the > > following: > > > > ************************************************************************** > > **** > > > > The Democratic Party has always claimed to be the agent of "moving on." I > > am > > writing to seek the leadership of a would-be President Hillary Rodham > > Clinton > > in moving our Nation on to the metric system of measurement. > > > > The metric system is a decimal system of measurement that is as easy to > > use as > > dollars and cents. It has been adopted by almost all of the nations of the > > world except for the U.S. On January 1, 2010, the European Union will > > begin > > banning the use of non-metric units (such as ounces, feet, and pounds) in > > all > > literature and products imported and used in that 25-state nation. This > > will > > pose a major challenge to U.S. industry, which still uses these non-metric > > units in trade. It is ironic that this is happening, especially because > > Congress in 1998 declared metric to be this Nation's preferred system of > > measurement for trade. > > > > The U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc., is a non-profit, national > > organization, founded in 1916, and dedicated to the adoption of the modern > > metric system (the International System of Units, or SI) as the Nation's > > primary system of measurement. For more information on USMA and the metric > > system, please visit www.metric.org. > > > > I call upon Senator Clinton to stand up for this long-overdue change in > > U.S. > > trade and practice. I shall ask the same of opposing candidates. > > > > SI-ncerely, > > > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > Public Relations Director > > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > Public Relations Director > > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > > Phone (432)528-7724 > > www.metric.org > > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 > > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html
--- Begin Message ---If it is legal to use SI only in 47 states out of 50, then the EU doesn't need to worry about the FPLA being amended. all they need do is sell their metric only labelled products in the 47 states that already permit metric only labelling and boycott the three that aren't.Which three are these anyway?
----- Original Message ----
From: Phil Chernack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:36:09 PM
Subject: [USMA:37826] RE: possible first post on Clinton blog
It may be useful to point out that 47 states already permit metric-only
labeling for products that come under their jurisdiction.
Phil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:23 PM
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:37824] possible first post on Clinton blog
>
> Senator Hillary Clinton launched her campaign Web site
> (www.hillaryclinton.org)
> that included an opportunity to be the first blog post. I submitted the
> following:
>
> **************************************************************************
> ****
>
> The Democratic Party has always claimed to be the agent of "moving on." I
> am
> writing to seek the leadership of a would-be President Hillary Rodham
> Clinton
> in moving our Nation on to the metric system of measurement.
>
> The metric system is a decimal system of measurement that is as easy to
> use as
> dollars and cents. It has been adopted by almost all of the nations of the
> world except for the U.S. On January 1, 2010, the European Union will
> begin
> banning the use of non-metric units (such as ounces, feet, and pounds) in
> all
> literature and products imported and used in that 25-state nation. This
> will
> pose a major challenge to U.S. industry, which still uses these non-metric
> units in trade. It is ironic that this is happening, especially because
> Congress in 1998 declared metric to be this Nation's preferred system of
> measurement for trade.
>
> The U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc., is a non-profit, national
> organization, founded in 1916, and dedicated to the adoption of the modern
> metric system (the International System of Units, or SI) as the Nation's
> primary system of measurement. For more information on USMA and the metric
> system, please visit www.metric.org.
>
> I call upon Senator Clinton to stand up for this long-overdue change in
> U.S.
> trade and practice. I shall ask the same of opposing candidates.
>
> SI-ncerely,
>
> Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
> Public Relations Director
> U.S. Metric Association, Inc.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> --
> Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
> Public Relations Director
> U.S. Metric Association, Inc.
> Phone (432)528-7724
> www.metric.org
> 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122
> Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten
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