How do two dimensions on labels make a product avoid simplicity, clarity and increase deception to consumers? Show me an example so I will understand.
Jerry ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 12:30:28 PM Subject: [USMA:43155] Re: Fwd: Re: Amendment to FPLA Food Marketeers, like Wall Street Brokers, can maximize their profits when they are free of regulation and can do as they please. Dual labels (metric *and* non-metric) enable packagers to avoid simplicity, clarity, and less deception of consumers. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:52:54 -0800 (PST) >From: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:43121] Re: Fwd: Re: Amendment to FPLA >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > What reason have they given for opposing metric only > labels? > > Jerry > > ------------------------------------------------ > > From: Pierre Abbat <[email protected]> > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:37:13 AM > Subject: [USMA:43075] Re: Fwd: Re: Amendment to FPLA > > Ken Butcher wrote: > > Also, the Food Marketing Institute continues to > maintain their > > opposition to the proposed FPLA amendment and they > said at a meeting > > last fall that they would not reconsider. I doubt > that Congress will > > consider or adopt the proposed amendment to FPLA > until FMI changes its > > position. > > Is there any way we can persuade the FMI or its > members to change their > position? I see a few stores I shop at on the member > list, and some > international companies as well. > > Pierre
