I had thought that too, but it came up in a previous discussion (I think on another board). I did some investigating. Meat (& poultry) are specifically exempted. If you read the FPLA summary on the USMA site, look at Section 1459.
The summary of the FTC regulations to enforce FPLA on the USMA site doesn't include Section 503, but Google 16 CFR Part 503, and check section 503.4 where it is also specifically exempted. I don't see WHY it should be exempted, but it apparently is because it is regulated by another government department, USDA. Of course, it is not clear why they only regulate meat & poultry and not all food. But it doesn't need to make sense, because it is the law. It looks like another case where pounds are compulsary and kilograms are optional. If permissive metric only were ever passed, it would need to be cleared up (like beer, and random weight meat, deli, and produce). ________________________________ From: Michael Payne <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 8:00:27 PM Subject: [USMA:46498] Citterio I was under the impression prepackaged meat had to list both inch pound and metric on the package. I wrote an email to Citterio about 4 months ago asking them to follow the FPLA. I took these pictures in Costco today (27 January) showing just the ounce and pound units on two of their products. http://www.citteriousa.com/index.html Michael Payne
