Gene, I'm thinking of the general "anti-regulation" stance of these business organizations. It seems pretty consistent across the board.
Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ezra, > > It is not clear to me that opposing COOL and opposing the Amendment of the > FPLA > to permit metric-only labeling are necessarily coupled on the part of any > person > or group. > > It is true that the FMI has opposed both, but that may not be true for other > groups. > > Gene Mechtly. > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 23:50:30 -0700 > >From: "Ezra Steinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:38997] The Devilish Work of the FMI > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > > > Note the role of the FMI (Food Marketing Institute) > > in the NY Times article below on COOL. > > It makes it clear that they will fight the amendment > > to the FPLA to permit metric-only labeling tooth and > > nail. > > I still keep hoping someone in the USMA is working > > on a strategy to at least sideline the FMI on this > > issue. > > > > Ezra > > ... >
