If you read Ty Kelly's comment he seems to be hung up on the possibility of Congress MANDATING metric only for grocery items. Now since the change that is being proposed is for VOLUNTARY metric only labels, then there would be no conflict with the wishes of the FMI. This is what the USMA and the NIST need to concentrate on. If the FPLA is amended as proposed, then the FMI should have no opposition as the amendment is for VOLUNTARY labeling in metric only. The FMI is only opposed to MANDATORY metric labeling.
Does anyone see the difference here? Jerry ________________________________ From: Pat Naughtin <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 2:11:52 PM Subject: [USMA:43165] FMI uses metric units Dear All, This news release from the FMI http://www.fmi.org/news_releases/index.cfm?fuseaction=mediatext&id=452 shows how they use metric measures for international trade. Obviously, health data for this film would have been acquired from the medical researchers and medical practitioners in metric units then dumbed down for citizens of the USA. Their policy for the health of international citizens is clearly different to their policy for citizens of the USA. It seems obvious that the view sent to me by Ty Kelley ([email protected] ) in 2005 is still current: Thanks for your e-mail. Yes, metric creep is happening here in the United States, but Americans still embrace inches and pounds, feet, yards, ounces, quarts and gallons, etc. So as long as Congress does not mandate metric only for grocery items, FMI will be happy. Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
