Metric only labeled products from outside the US is a blessing to get the
US to go metric.
Great move!
Regards, Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Steele
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 6:53 AM
Subject: [USMA:47975] Fw: Re: National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Tech Beat Update
The NIST permissive metric-only press release is getting some re-publication
on food industry related sites:
http://www.foodproductdesign.com/news/2010/06/nist--proposes-metric-only-labeling-for-some-products.aspx
Their study showing some grocery stores are selling imported goods with
metric-only net contents (non-compliant with current FPLA) is interesting.
Given FMI's previous responses, I wonder if they will "excommunicate" these
stores for "crimes against humanity." I haven't seen any comments from FMI yet.
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: John M. Steele <[email protected]>
To: USMA <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 12:29:00 PM
Subject: Fw: [USMA:47934] Re: National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Tech Beat Update
Most of the proposed FPLA amendment is what we have seen before. However,
there is a new section described a new coordination and education role for NIST
and the Secretary of Commerce to assist with permissive metric-only labeling.
It looks good to me, but I urge everybody to read the link.
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: John M. Steele <[email protected]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 9:45:02 PM
Subject: Re: [USMA:47934] Re: National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Tech Beat Update
This link might help:
http://www.nist.gov/ts/wmd/metric_062310.cfm
Also note there are two more links at the bottom of the article referred to
above. One is an interesting survey of things in the marketplace current
labeled in metric only (not sure they all fall under UPLR. A few appear to
fall under FPLA and would be non-compliant). However, their point is that
consumers are buying and not complaining about metric-only labels.
Of course, none of this can happen until Congress modifies the FPLA. The
above makes it look like NIST is preparing to propose that, but the timing or
liklihood remains unclear.
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To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 9:16:52 PM
Subject: [USMA:47934] Re: National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Tech Beat Update
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>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:38:14 -0500
>From: "National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)"
<[email protected]>
>Subject: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Tech Beat
Update
>...
> Thumbnail image Proposed Rules Would Allow Metric
> Only Labeling for Some Products
> NIST is recommending revising the Fair Packaging and
> Labeling Act to give manufacturers the option to
> label some products solely with metric units.
>...
