Agreed. Apparently, they got the concept of "metric martyr" a bit turned around. :)
________________________________ From: Stan Doore <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, June 27, 2010 4:09:48 AM Subject: [USMA:47980] Re: Fw: Re: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Tech Beat Update 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. > > > > ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >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 > > >---- Original message ---- >>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. >>... > >
