I, for one, would prefer to complain nicely to the company and see if they will fix it. The discrepancies that I have observed are so minor that I would not wish to cause a problem for a brand I like over some minor point. It would have to be flagrant and deceptive for me to go to the FTC.
--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Paul Trusten <[email protected]> wrote: From: Paul Trusten <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:43427] contact FTC concerning infringements of consumer law To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 12:23 PM #yiv333203642 DIV { MARGIN:0px;} I believe that the federal enforcement arm for federal consumer law is the Federal Trade Commission. For more on the FTC, see http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/about.shtm. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeremiah MacGregor To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: 07 March, 2009 10:55 Subject: [USMA:43419] Re: Contacted an FMI member The example I gave came from a bag of M & Ms. I guess you can complain to the company first and forward them a copy of the law. If they ignore you then I would ask the USMA who to contact concerning the infringements of the law. Then you can also complain about your shaving soap. Jerry From: John M. Steele <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 9:41:09 AM Subject: [USMA:43404] Re: Contacted an FMI member As I read the FPLA and UPLR, the metric must be expressed in three figures, four is not permitted. (There are exceptions for two digits under 100 mL or 100 g, and for unneeded zeroes to the right of decimal. Apart from those exceptions, neither four nor two is equal to three or permitted. The big problem is who do you complain to and will corrective action be taken or required.
