Dear Paul, Thanks for sharing this letter with us. I find it a bit surprising that a state like New York hasn't got there yet. Hopefully, now that they have a Democratic governor and (I believe) a Democratic legislature, the atmosphere in Albany is more progressive and open to adopting this kind of measure.
I'm just curious about the status of the UPLR once New York and Alabama adopt the metric-only labelling option. Are Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Trust Territories of the Pacific and American Samoa already covered? If not, what is the mechanism to extend the metric-only option of the UPLR to those jurisdictions? Thanks, Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Paul Trusten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dear NYS Consumer Officials, > > For this National Metric Week (October 7-13), I am writing to urge New > York State to adopt the metric-only labeling option of the National > Conferences of Weights and Measures' Uniform Packaging and Labeling > Regulation (UPLR). > > If enacted in your state, the measure would grant permission (that is, > an option; no requirement) for non-federally-regulated products to be > labeled in metric units only (that is, without U.S. customary units). > Only your state and Alabama have not yet adopted this measure. Adoption > of this UPLR provision will establish no mandate and thus will cause no > increased costs to New York businesses. > > Sincerely, > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > Public Relations Director > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > 3609 Caldera Blvd., Apt. 122 > Midlant TX 79707-2872 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
