For goods in standard packages, both are required; allowing the dropping of Customary is no problem, and can be allowed immediately upon passage. Please reread my remarks. Then look at the laws regarding random weight packages and also malt beverages (beer). In both cases, Customary is required, supplemental metric is allowed (but not generally provided). If the law makes a new requirement (SI required) it has to allow a reasonable time for manufacturers to come into compliance, thus delaying things.
--- On Tue, 4/7/09, Bill Hooper <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bill Hooper <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:44470] Re: FPLA 2010 To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 10:17 PM On Apr 6 , at 8:34 AM, John M. Steele wrote: > *Things that currently require Customary and allow SI That is NOT the the current situation. Currently BOTH metric and Olde English measures are required. The proposal we would like to see take effect is to PERMIT (but not require) labels to carry metric ONLY. Thus the labels could include both (English & metric) or they could include just metric. Bill Hooper 7 kg body mass* Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA * plus or minus a kilogram or so.
